The Silk Road was a system of highways and trade networks that linked many powerful empires across the Eastern hemisphere. The Mongol Empire was at its peak during much of the Silk Road‚ extending all the way west to Poland. After the fall of the Mongol empire‚ Confucianism started to greatly influence China. The fall of the Mongol empire also led to a lot of poverty and poorly maintained cities‚ along with many new‚ rising empires. New technologies and political policies made the Silk Road decline
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There have been many trade routes and organizations throughout history. One of these trade routes is the Silk road which is known for its Chinese silk‚ which was the main product. This trade route connected the world. Another trade route was the Incense Route. This route linked the early Mediterranean civilizations. The Silk Road Probably the most famous of all the trade routes‚ the Silk Road lasted for hundreds of years‚ outliving numerous empires‚ wars and plagues‚ only the command of the Ottoman
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is if you count the years from the Xia Dynasty to the Han Dynasty its 2525 years which is incredible considering that at the time there were a lot of wars going on at the time. Another point to mention is that they had some incredible milestones some of which are things that inspired inventions still used today. While there were so many breakthroughs the two I believe that are the biggest was The Silk Road and The Great Wall of China. The reason being is that The Silk Road brought countless amount
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Xiao Jie Yang History 9:30 The Silk Road Journey The Silk Road is one of the oldest and longest trade routes known in the ancient world. Xuan Zang is the only person in history known to have made the whole journey from the Tang capital of Chang’an all the way to India and then back. However‚ his sixteen years‚ ten thousand mile journey is a huge sacrifice that brought culture‚ religion‚ ideas‚ and various commodities together and connected China to the rest of the kingdoms to the west
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Zapotec Civilization was mostly relevant during 200 BCE through 600 CE. This civilization was commonly known as “cloud people”. The area they lived in was South Mexico or mesoamerica‚ the valley of Oaxaca . One of the largest indigenous groups in the mexican state of Oaxaca‚ was the Zapotecs. They inhabited four main areas of Oaxaca. Those four main areas were Central Valley‚ Isthmus of Tehuantepec‚ Sierra region in the North‚ and Southern Coastal Mountain area‚ Sierra de Miahuatlan. Religious
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CCOT Essay The period between 1500 to 1900 also refers to the time period from the Middle Ages to the modern world. The period witnessed significant strides in state building in England‚ France‚ and Spain‚ where growing bureaucracies levied taxes to finance large-scale warfare and territorial expansion. At the same time encroachment on the longstanding powers of the nobility caused feudal reaction‚ while the breach with tradition‚ particularly by creating new taxes in an era plagued
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Change Over Time Three key things that have kept with me throughout my life are the economic and social changes throughout my life‚ what has stayed the same is the political aspect of my life. From elementary to middle school to high school‚ I have experienced many changes in these aspects as well as consistency. There are many economic changes that I’ve lived out. One as simple as watching the news. When I was in elementary I didn’t have the slightest care for the news. My parents were always
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This chapter discusses the affect of the Silk Road and the exchange networks that occurred between 300 BCE until 1100 CE. The routes were brought up in this chapter‚ which were the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the trans-Saharan trade route. These routes were used to transport goods‚ livestock‚ ideas‚ and shape new cultures. The Silk Road connected China to the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. This route was necessitated by the Chinese demand for western products such as horses and
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In ancient times‚ trade could be a matter of survival. Eventually ancient peoples began trading luxury items as well‚ such as art and jewelry. When Europe and Asia discovered each other‚ tentative political bonds began to form once they discovered what the other had to offer. The Silk Road was the most significant and important trade route for many hundreds of years‚ especially during the Tang dynasty. Although it is called the Silk Road‚ there was a variety of products and even ideas that were transported
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April 24‚ 2013 Period 3 Changes and Continuity over Time There are plenty of changes yet some no changes in the trade works between Africa and Eurasia from 300CE-1450CE. The motives for creating trade relations was to get the necessary goods to live on as well as becoming richer despite of living in different regions. However the goods that were traded changed like gold‚ salt‚ indigo‚ and
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