houses with the markets and the merchants‚ and the Cathayans houses filled with artisans. The city is surrounded by a mud wall and has four gates‚ each with a different object being sold (Document 7). The postal system was also great. According to Marco Polo‚ a European who served Kublai Khan for seventeen years‚ a messenger will only ride twenty-five miles on each horse‚ switching to a rested one when they get to the next posting station. This guarantees that the messenger can reach his destination
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social hierarchies. Trade networks are crucial to any economic scenario. They allow for the free flow of goods and services to be carried out over wide expanses of land and both within and throughout cultures. Examples of this are most notable for Marco Polo and his expedition across the Silk Road. The expansion of this throughout Eurasia stimulated wealth and cultural richness/diversity in all areas it contacted. Why else would artifacts form one culture be found hundreds of miles away within the territory
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Muhammad in Mecca Prophet Muhammad was born and lived in Mecca for the first 52 years of his life (570–622). Orphaned early in life‚ he became known as a prominent merchant‚ and as an impartial and trustworthy arbiter of disputes. He married his first wife‚ the 40-year-old widow Khadijah bint Khuwaylid at age 25. He would not take other wives during her lifetime. According to Muslim tradition‚ Muhammad began receiving revelations at the age of 40. The key themes of his messages in Mecca were the
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Pablo Antonio in 1933. The theater was demolished in the late 1970s to give way to the construction of a department store. The Ideal Theater was one of the first major works of Pablo Antonio along with the buildings of Far Eastern University and Manila Polo Club. Life Theater can also be found along Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo Manila. It was constructed in 1950s and designed by National Artist Pablo Antonio who also designed the Ideal Theater in Avenida. This art deco theater had a maximum capacity of
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Chapter 6(Africa) key concepts- *The varied enviroments of African regions had an important influence on the cultural and economic developments of societies. *Regional and long distance interactions among African societies and with outsiders helped create the cultural diversity that characterized the period * Various African societies played a major role in the larger networks of trade‚ including both the Trans- Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks. * Islam’s spread to Africa had a significant
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wine or juices. In the first century‚ messengers were sent by the Emperor Nero to mountain to collect the snow so that his kitchen staff could make concoctions flavored with honey and fruit. Twelve century later‚ frozen dessert was introduced by Marco Polo to Europe. The frozen confections were like by the Italians. In the result‚ the first public sale of ice-cream occurred in Paris at the Cafe Procope in 1670. Because the ice was expensive and refrigeration had not been invented‚ ice cream
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Persuasive Messages Natascha Scheffel COM/295 June 1‚ 2015 Sandra Norris Part 1: Persuasive Message Dear Sir‚ Apple one production team has come up with a new sleek design for the next Iphone 7. The Iphone 6 has had a remarkable response with our customers this past year and this motivates us to continue improving for all Apple is all about new innovative technology and futuristic growth. Iphone 6 has brought in amazing numbers of sales
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Columbus examined mostly southward voyages of the Portuguese into the Atlantic and Africa and thought that one could also sail westward and ultimately reach India. This belief was also influenced by accounts he read from the travel accounts of writer Marco Polo. Columbus may have conceived this idea of sailing west to reach Asia as early as 1481 in a correspondence which he sent to Italian Scholar‚ Paolo del Pozzo Toscaneli. Apart from proving his theory of traveling westward‚ Columbus also had a personal
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Key: 1-2 2-4 3-5 4-1 5-3 ----------------------- Task 1. Find and match the biography details to the explorers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. He was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very
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Keven muca 5-1-14 Clash of cultures 901 DBQ essay Throughout history‚ trade has influenced civilizations by expanding religions‚ spreading new products or ideas‚ and through transmission of diseases. As civilizations began trading more with other civilizations‚ trade networks were setup. Traders needed a safe route to get to cities in order to trade. With trade networks such as the silk roads‚ traders had a way to get from Europe to China to trade goods. With more and
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