CCOT Essay The Silk Roads were created when classical empires were established‚ and the scope of long distance trade expanded‚ connecting much of Eurasia. Throughout the Classical and post-Classical periods‚ the Silk Roads provided a way for not only goods to be introduced to new lands‚ but also ideas‚ religions and technology. The Silk Roads changed drastically due to expanding empires‚ new technology and diseases. Although the effects and empires with which the Silk Road was connected changed
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Benjamin Liang January 3‚ 2015 AP World History-P.2 CCOT During the post-classical era the Silk Road was active and very important. In Euriasia from 500-1500‚ the most dramatic changes due to expanding trade is the improvement of women status due to the spread of Islam and the further diffusion of technologies and ideas from there nodal points. However‚ China has always been the main producer of silk in Eurasia from 500-1500. Due to the spread of Islam through expanding trade networks from 500-1500
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thousands of miles of trade routes that extended from East Asia through the India and to the west where they reach the prosperous lands of the Mediterranean unitedly called Silk Road. The
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Between the years of 200 BCE and 1450 CE‚ the Silk Road went through a number of changes. With the rise and success of the ancient empires the trade route thrived and was the main trade route connecting the Mediterranean to China. As the empires collapsed so did the use of the Silk Road as it became unprotected and unsafe for use. With the Mongol empire in 1200 CE the Silk Road had a temporary revival‚ but when the Mongolian Empire collapsed the use of Silk Road did as a permanent switch to the Indian
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Change- What lay behind the emergence of Silk Road commerce‚ and what kept it going for so many centuries Different regions such as Eurasia‚China‚India‚the Middle east all had valuable goods to neighboring civilization since they themselves couldn’t produce them. Indirect trading connection liked Eurasian civilizations in a network of transcontinental exchange. Due to large states the silk road was able to prosper for a long time‚ large states provided security for merchants and travelers. Also
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Throughout the period 200 BCE to 1450 CE‚ the Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes connecting the Western and Eastern Empires that were central to cultural diffusion through areas of the Asian continent. The Silk Road played an extremely important role in the growth of trade and the exchanging of culture‚ language‚ ideas‚ and religion. During this time period in Western Europe many changes took place‚ however the main purpose of the Silk Road stayed intact. In 200 BCE‚ Western Europe relied
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time between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the silk road underwent many subtle transformations while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials bartered slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the encompassing countries also were altered. Despite changes in materials‚ the original purpose of the silk road remained intact throughout this time period
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John Ray III Mr. Lee 9 Honors World History 27 October 2015 Silk Road The Silk Road was a very important and prosperous trading route that began around 138 B. C. These were routes that were paramount to the exchanges and interactions between civilizations. These routes connected the west and east by monks‚ soldiers‚ merchants‚ pilgrims‚ also nomads. The Route traveled through china‚ the highlands of the Pamir and Tian Shan ranges‚ the Tarima basin‚ and onto‚ Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ and
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Many students unfamiliar with World History come to think of the Silk Roads as one road or literally a road made of silk. But it is not. The Silk Road can be thought of as a network of routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Central Asia to China. These complex interconnecting routes included both land and sea routes. In fact‚ many goods reached Rome via the Mediterranean Sea. Along these routes‚ merchants would carry goods for trade. The goods being traded would often
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The Silk Road: Past and Present Starting from the 2nd century BC‚ to the end of the 14th century AD‚ a great trade route stretched from Chang ’An in the East and ended at the Mediterranean at Antioch in the West‚ linking China and the Roman Empire. Ferdinand von Richthofen – a well-known German geographer‚ named it the Silk Road in 1877. The Silk Road has been one of the most important trade routes since the connection between Europe and Asia was established; however‚ what are the differences
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