from the vast environment and cultural diversities of the region. Long distance trade became very important because if more distance was traveled then merchants could exchange with more cultures‚ and prospered when societies involved in these trade roads offered security for merchants and traders. The uneven distribution of goods and resources of both natural and human activity has long motivated long distance exchange. Natural resources gained many economical value and this motivated merchants to
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TANG & SONG 1. How did government affect your dynastic era? Tang Dynasty: The administration was organized into 10 political districts called “Dao” which was then later increased to 15. In each political district there were towns‚ villages‚ and families. The official system of the Tang administration involved the central official system and local official system. The central official system followed the Sui Dynasty’s (581 - 618) three departments and six ministries system. The six major
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economics was influenced greatly. Most other kingdoms created a money system using coins‚ just like the Chinese created. But only the king of China had a treasury consisting of copper coins. The Chinese have gold‚ silver‚ fine pearls‚ fancy silk textiles‚ and raw silk in large amounts‚ but were considered raw material for trade. The copper coins served solely as money. Also‚ the Chinese created a system for debts owed to one another. They were very strict about this and promoted it greatly. If a person
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wasn’t much focus on gods but ancestor worship was very important. Another difference was religious tolerance. When Christianity was introduced to Rome‚ the Romans hated and persecuted the Christians. In China‚ Buddhism was introduced through the Silk Road. There was a bit discontent from the government and Confucianists but unlike the Christianity‚ it quickly became popular. Another difference was the effect of religion. In Rome‚ the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan and granted tolerance
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time. Tang Culture The Tang dynasty is known as the "golden age" of Chinese culture. The capital of the Tang Dynasty‚ Chang-an‚ became incredibly wealthy and supported the flowering of Chinese culture. Due to the popularity of the Silk Road trade routes‚ Chang-an became a meeting place of many different cultures and religions: Christianity‚ Zoroastrianism‚ Judaism‚ and Islam all influenced Tang culture. Syrians‚ Jews‚ Arabs‚ Persians‚ Koreans‚ Tibetans‚ and Japanese all lived side
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learn about one another without trade and travel between China and the people of the Mediterranean. Central Asia provided “The Silk Road” to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and
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spices‚ metals‚ or even ideas/knowledge of the religion they believed in. Trade was the base of every empire due to the importance of having the constant flow of raw materials or any other things coming in‚ with the Silk Road being one of the most important trade routes. With the Silk Road: silk‚ spices‚ raw materials‚ paper‚ and metals were being traded from China to Europe and even to Africa. Trade and conquering other lands is what helped the Roman Empire
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Do you like traveling or meeting new people? Most yes‚ everyone likes to travel‚ but some people are unique. Some of them devote their time in traveling to gain new experience and knowledge about different places around the world. Similarly‚ Paul Salopek‚ the writer of “Out of Eden Walk”‚ an excerpt from National Geographic has planned to devote seven years of his life to travel from the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia to tip of South America. Paul Salopek about his journey and the most common that
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pieces of many other cultures. One culture in particular that has had an effect on many Americans is the Chinese culture. China’s long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper making‚ compass‚ and silk. Few substances in history have had as profound an effect on human history as gunpowder... and its discovery was an accident! Ancient alchemists in China spent centuries trying to discover an elixir of life that would render the
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Relationship of China and Indonesia 1. Antiquity The relationship between the monarchy in ancient China and Indonesia since the 7th century ‚ and perhaps earlier has begun. Indonesia is part of the Maritime Silk Road connecting China and India and the Arab world. A large number of Chinese ceramics are found throughout Indonesia suggested link between the two ancient trade . National Museum of Indonesia has one of the best Chinese ceramics and found outside China ‚ Chinese and Japanese the most
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