ross Cultural Exchanges and the Silk Road Edit 0 0 130… Cross Cultural Exchanges and the Silk Road Notes (pg. 287-310) In the year 139 B.C.E.‚ the Chinese emperor Han Wudi sent an envoy named Zhang Qian on a mission to lands west of china. The emperor’s purpose was to find allies who could help combat the nomadic Xiongnu‚ who menaced the northern and western borders of the Han empire. From captives he had learned that other nomadic peoples in far wester lands bore grudges against the Xiongnu
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The Silk Roads are a network of land and see lanes all over three continents of the world – Asia‚ Europe and Africa. Starting in the third century BCE‚ China used the Silk Roads to carry trade goods to the lands of the Mediterranean. Moreover‚ people from Eurasia and Africa participated in the commercial transactions since the second century BCE. Traders and religious pilgrims travelled the roads for a bigger purpose than just trading: They spread political and religious ideas throughout three continents
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| Indian Ocean Trade | Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s | | Kendra Turner-Phillips | 12/8/2009 | | Indian Ocean Trade Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s The Indian Ocean‚ considered the third largest ocean‚ is located between Australia and Antarctica. This Ocean is a major sea lane connecting the Middle East‚ East Asia and Africa with Europe and the Americas. The Ocean is essential because of its location. The location helps to boast the production of trade
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continuities and changes in patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads from 200 BCE to 1450 CE.________________ Beginning Middle End The Silk Roads were first established as a route from Western Rome to China’s Han Dynasty around 200 BCE. The Chinese traded rice‚ tea‚ spices‚ pottery‚ and silk. There was a very high demand for silk‚ and it was considered a luxury. China exported its silk to areas such as India‚ the Mediterranean‚ and Rome. Buddhism
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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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Prompt B: Analyze continuities and changes in patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads from 200 BCE to 1450 CE. The silk road remained pretty much the same between 200 BCE to 1450 CE. During this time disease‚ culture and trade spread all around from Asian to European markets. The Silk Road started as a trade route between Europe and Asia. Asians prospered from exporting goods such as silk‚ spices‚ porcelain‚ and jade‚ to Europeans who were interested in luxury items. It quickly turned in
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The Crusades‚ Silk Road‚ Umayyad‚ and Abbasid Dynasties • A1 The start of the Crusades begins with the Turks. In the early 11th century CE‚ the Seljuk Turks moved west from Central Asia and came to occupy the Holy Land and Jerusalem. They did not allow Christian pilgrims access to Jerusalem and other religious sites. This invasion of the Holy Land made Greek Emperor Alexis I Comnenus seek the help of Pope Urban II who was his rival‚ as the Emperor could not hold the Turks off alone. Pope Urban called
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“Ross W. Ulbricht‚ 31 years old‚ is the founder or mastermind of Silk Road‚ a notorious online marketplace for the sale of heroin‚ cocaine‚ LSD and other illegal drugs” (Weiser‚ 2015‚ p.1). Ulbricht created a subversive website that made it easier and safer to buy and sell illegal drugs or anything else. The online drug marketplace made more than $200 million in sales. The Silk Road case was new to law enforcement and “Operated on a hidden part of the Internet called the Tor network‚ and only accepted
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Essay Jack Walker The Silk Road from the period of 200bce to 1450ce had many patterns of interaction that change and stayed the same over time. The patterns of interaction that changed over 200bce to 1450ce were the safety of the roads due to expansion of government with protective borders. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed during the years 200bce to 1450ce. Lastly religion exchange on the Silk Road changed during the years of 200bce to 140ce. The patterns
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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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