Silk Road‚ once a popular trade route‚ slowly was overshadowed by the growing Indian Ocean trade. The Indian Ocean trade route was more efficient‚ easier to travel‚ and much faster. Meanwhile the Silk Road became less traveled because of its harsh geography‚ the spread of disease‚ and the fall of the empires that supported the trade. Differences in geography caused the Silk Road to decline and expanded the Indian Ocean trade. Both routes experienced different kinds of difficulties. The Silk Road
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civilization emerged by 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. Relatively soon thereafter civilization developed along the Nile in Egypt‚ and later spread to other parts of the Middle East and one region in Africa. The advent of civilization provided a framework for most of the developments in world history. Additionally‚ the specific early civilizations that arose in the Middle East and Africa had several distinctive features‚ in political structure and cultural tone
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vessel from the Shang Dynasty‚ then I realized it looks a lot more like Archer Jing’s ritual bronze than any vessels we looked at. And sure enough‚ it was a ritual bronze with inscriptions from the Zhou Dynasty. So it was actually a ritual water basin called jian from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty made from bronze. I thought it was a good size with maybe two feet or more in diameter and maybe a foot and a half to two feet in height. The outside was very decorative all around and there were four handles
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COT essay The Indian Ocean trade network began to flourish as trade increased between African and Asia. Powerful city-states flourished along the eastern coast of Africa. The city-states traded with inland kingdoms. It took small steps like that to create a large complex trading network that worked through the Middle East and India and throughout Africa. The trading history of Indian Ocean displays more change than continuity because of the involvement of different cultures wanting different things
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The Indian Ocean Trade Network 100 - 1500 The Indian Ocean Trade spread diseases and created more feuds‚ but mostly‚ it linked cultures‚ spread new religions‚ enhanced trading skills‚ and increased economic growth in several different regions of the world. Before the Indian Ocean Trade‚ most regions knew nothing of their neighboring civilizations. This trade network united the world. Because of it‚ just about all civilizations are conversant with each other. The Indian Ocean Trade began with small
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How did Indian Ocean Trade Affect Societies in East Africa? Throughout history societies have flourished‚ changed‚ dominated‚ and developed due to the great benefits of commerce‚ or trade which are of great value to civilizations of man. A significant example of trade as a benefactor is The Indian Ocean‚ one of the eldest trade routes spanning between Asia and Africa. This trade was an incredibly important and imposing amalgamation traversing from East Africa throughout most of Asia‚ which
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................................ 4 Solomon Islands tsunami 2 April 2007 ................................. 10 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ December 26‚ 2004.......................... 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February 2010 an earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean 115 kilometres north‚ north east of Concepcion. The quake measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and triggered a devastating tsunami. The epicentre
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about the flow of East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Ujimoto & Hirabayashi 66) The journey that the immigrants took‚ the work they did upon arrival‚ and the different types of discrimination these individuals faced are explored in this paper as a means to educate the reader about the hardships faced by the new population. Also included are two interviews that shed light on some of the issues dealt with by immigrants at the time of first arrival and first generation East Indians in Canada today.
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long life! It is with this traditional greeting‚ that everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka‚ the paradise island. For a small island Sri Lanka has many nicknames; Serendip‚ Ceylon‚ Tear drop of India‚ Resplendent Isle‚ Island of Dhamma‚ Pearl of the Indian Ocean. This colorful collection reveals its richness and beauty‚ and the intensity of affection it has evoked in visitors. Many travelers‚ from ancient mariners and merchants‚ to modern astronauts and business people‚ have been seduced by the tantalizing
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Jake Berreth Oral Exam Essay 1 May 29‚ 2015 Although there were several continuities in trade between Africa and Eurasia from 300 to 1450 CE like the trade routes that were used‚ what was traded‚ and who participated in trade‚ there were several changes. Changes in trade include development of the Indian Ocean trade network around 800 CE‚ exchange of Islam during Arab invasions in the 8th century‚ and the creation of new kingdom and empires such as the Mali empire during the
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