In the time between 400 and 1100 AD‚ during the High Agrarian era‚ three major regions‚ or circuits‚ took form. The one that gets the most attention is the Inner Circuit‚ with its constant turmoil between agrarian societies and the steppe nomadic people. However‚ the Outer and Separate Circuit societies have just as much story to tell‚ especially when examining the environments of these civilizations. The climates and geography can be looked at to see a distinct barrier from the Inner Circuit Societies
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire vary in their political development and achievements. The Roman’s developed two different codes of law‚ one that applied to citizens and another that applied to non-citizens. Rome’s trade routes were built using stone‚ which made it very easy for merchants to travel from one city to another over a vast amount of land. China‚ however‚ used a single code of law for all their citizens and conquered peoples‚ and used a long and treacherous trail in their trade; that
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The Roman and Han Empires were the most powerful empires among the Classical Empires. Between the fifth century B.C.E. and the fifth century C.E.‚ the Roman empire of the Mediterranean and the Han Empire of China were both influential powers of the Classical Asian and Mediterranean worlds. The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were similar in their falls because they both fell to nomadic invaders‚ and because they both fell because of a decline in economic trade. The Han and the Roman Empires were different
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Fall of Roman and Han Empires The Roman and Han Empires were among the greatest empires in the history of the World. Both ruling in the first century of the Common Era‚ the Han dynasty peaking in the 200s and the Roman Empire in the 400s‚ these empires showed great military power‚ strived in economic trade‚ and their territories covered vast land. So how did these great empires find themselves plummeting to an unfortunate collapse? Although there are many similarities in the reasons for the desecration
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A theme that relates to trade with the Aksum’s is economics. Economics relates to the use of scarce resources. Goods and services produced by the Aksum’s were: tortoise shells‚ ivory‚ emeralds‚ gold‚ and salt. A major service the Aksum people provided was an extensive trading center for many countries and empires. Some of the countries and empires that traded and interacted with the Akums were: Egypt‚ Arabia‚ Persia‚ India‚ and the Roman empire. Aksum was a huge trading hub due to miles of coastline
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Commerce and trade play major roles in every civilization and is appreciated and needed by all‚ however‚ trade and commerce contrast with the religions‚ mainly Christianity and Islam. While Christianity appalls and forbids trading‚ Islam embraces it with open arms because their founder‚ Muhammad‚ was a merchant as well. The ideas of trade and religion changed from the time it began between 70-80 CE until the 15th and 16th centuries and both religions showed a change in their tolerance of commerce
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It is incredible to think that flanker in the 1300 s one person could have traveled from Morocco across North and East Africa‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ Turkey‚ the Crimea‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Indonesia and China. I get weary just handwriting roughly it! But this is what Ibn Battuta did. When you think of how hard (and dangerous!) it was to tour flanker in those days‚ it is just amazing. What makes this Deuteronomy in particular fascinating is the appearance it provides into Muslim society. Here was a man who
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The desire for the finer things in life is eternal‚ and the strive for beauty and elegance can be seen in all ages. In regards to Islamic pottery‚ the elaborate and decorative nature of pieces from Kashan cannot be beaten. Now I will analyze a specific production from Kashan‚ a lustre bowl produced during the Seljuq Period (11th to 13th centuries)‚ labeled as “Object D-12” in the UCSB Jewel Room and depicted below: In this image one can see the same line of eyebrows‚ drawn out eyes‚ and thin lips
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GEOPHYSICS‚ VOL. 76‚ NO. 4 (JULY-AUGUST 2011); P. B127–B137‚ 15 FIGS. 10.1190/1.3581199 Case History Characterizing seismic bright spots in deeply buried‚ Ordovician Paleokarst strata‚ Central Tabei uplift‚ Tarim Basin‚ Western China Hongliu Zeng1‚ Guizhong Wang2‚ Xavier Janson1‚ Robert Loucks1‚ Yiping Xia2‚ Ligui Xu2‚ and Bingheng Yuan2 ABSTRACT Anomalous seismic-amplitude bright spots are a common feature in deeply buried (5500 to 6500 m) Ordovician limestone strata in the Central Tabei
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During Pre-Islamic Arabia‚ trade and agriculture flourished‚ bringing the kingdoms’ wealth and prosperity. Both the Persian and Byzantine empires became envious and sought to usurp the Arabian peninsula. Similarly to China and Rome‚ Arabia faced internal chaos engendered by outside groups. However‚ through the formation of Islam‚ Arabia was able to unify the kingdoms in order to avert external pressures. The map of trade routes‚ major technological advancements‚ and important trade goods noted in
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