10/6/2012 SILK ROAD VS SAHARAN TRADE ROUTES The Silk Road and the Saharan Caravan trade routes had many differences and similarities in their development and the impact on the civilizations they made. They were comparable and diverse in many areas of society such as: the development of the empire and how it all began‚ architecture and writing that was developed‚ and the spread of religion throughout the region between 300 BCE – 600 CE. The Silk Road developed between 300 BCE and 600 CE. This is
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The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. Additionally Sericulture only dates back a few thousand years the Silk Route is much older. The Silk Road: Linking Europe and Asia Through Trade The Silk
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The Silk Road was a major pre-modern trade route‚ which linked the east with the west along a major land route and by land-based methods of transportation. The overarching connection with historical kingdoms and empires is traditionally based on the movement of silk and other luxury goods from China to the Roman Empire and throughout the Mediterranean. The effect of this trade brought about a major internationalization of trading partnerships with China‚ India‚ and other nations that would connect
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Analyze the changes and continuities in patterns of interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Time has the ability to change many things‚ but many also stay the same. This holds true for the interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Although the similarities may outweigh the changes‚ the silk road diffused disease along with culture‚ adapted to overseas trade‚ helped to forge a connection between Asian and European markets and triggered periods of Enlightenment
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[pic]Silk Road From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Silk Route) Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |Please help improve this article by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (October 2008) | For other uses‚ see Silk Road (disambiguation). [pic] [pic] The Silk Road extending from Southern Europe through Arabia‚ Somalia‚ Egypt‚ Persia‚ Pakistan‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ Java‚ and Vietnam until it reaches China. Land routes are red
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commerce has been a linking force in the surrounding region. However‚ it has not all remained the same. Between 650 CE and 1450 CE‚ Indian Ocean trade routes and dominating groups changed significantly‚ while the goods they traded remained largely the same. Trade routes used by Indian Ocean mariners were important to the region’s commerce. They needed to find faster‚ easier routes to the destination. At first‚ many merchants would have to sail to far away ports in one circuit. Due to the need
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In the period between 1450 and 1750‚ Japan underwent many changes in its political and social structure. After a period of chaos‚ a powerful family rose up and took control of the nation‚ establishing a new Shogunate and bringing a period of peace and stability to Japan. In the 1450s‚ Japan was a place of turmoil and unrest. Angered by the high rents they had to pay‚ peasants began revolting against their lords. To quell this chaos‚ the lords began hiring samurai to put down the rebellions.
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The Silk Road began in eastern Asia around 200 B.C.E. From there‚ it expanded and flourished over the next few centuries until it became outdated and fell to trade by sea. Stretching from China to parts of Western Europe‚ it was the most important trade route of its time. The economic system‚ goods traded‚ technology‚ religions prominent‚ and people in power varied over time. However the importance of silk along with other spices‚ the spread of ideas as well as disease‚ and the continuous diffusion
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Empires and Trade Routes Throughout history trade has become a focal point in human society to determine an empire’s life span. Many early forms of trading routes‚ have brought together societies and helped spread culture across the land. There are many key factors that have brought trade together in the empires. Those factors have helped give the people of the empire a better look at their surrounding neighbors. From spice‚ food‚ clothing‚ religion‚ and even education exchanges‚ trading has helped
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Continuities and Changes of the Commerce of the Indian Ocean Region from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Trade has been a major way to connect people to other parts to the world and to access to other products all throughout the world. Today‚ trade connects nations and products of the western hemisphere to those of the eastern hemisphere. The Indian Ocean was a major trading zone for the areas surrounding it in the time period from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Several aspects of this trading area stayed constant
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