Thesis: Although there were similarities between the Atlantic Circuit and Silk Road trade routes‚ there were more significant differences. The first similarity between the Silk Road and the Atlantic Circuit was that both trade routes created a spread of religion and syncretism and adaptations of current religions. For example‚ the Atlantic Circuit spread and created new adaptations of African religions; in the West Indies‚ slaves were encouraged to adopt Catholic religious practices‚ but slaves
Premium Silk Road China Central Asia
The Silk Road began in eastern Asia around 200 B.C.E. From there‚ it expanded and flourished over the next few centuries until it became outdated and fell to trade by sea. Stretching from China to parts of Western Europe‚ it was the most important trade route of its time. The economic system‚ goods traded‚ technology‚ religions prominent‚ and people in power varied over time. However the importance of silk along with other spices‚ the spread of ideas as well as disease‚ and the continuous diffusion
Premium Mongol Empire Silk Road Silk
“One Belt‚ One Road” strategy is a network of infrastructure and trade‚ and it includes the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and Silk Road Economic Belt. 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is an initiative from China to increase collaboration and investment between the countries on the Silk Road. The Silk Road connects Asia with Europe‚ India and parts of Africa. The Maritime Silk Road together with the Silk Road Economic Belt forms the “One Belt‚ One Road” strategy. The “One Belt‚ One Road” initiative
Premium Corporation Silk Road China
what the other had to offer. The Silk Road was the most significant and important trade route for many hundreds of years‚ especially during the Tang dynasty. Although it is called the Silk Road‚ there was a variety of products and even ideas that were transported across the continents. The Silk Road saw many goods‚ such as silk and spices‚ travel from Europe to Asia and from Asia to Europe‚ and the route greatly influenced both the East and West. The Silk Road is said to have started in the 2nd century
Premium Silk Road China Central Asia
The Silk Road is not one large road that connected the Mediterranian to East Asia‚ but instead it is multiple interconntected trade routes that connected multiple worlds through land and sea. The Silk Road did not just connect China to Europe‚ it connected many areas that contributed to selling their goods that would travel to other places like Japan‚ India‚ and Egypt. Sometimes goods would travel on ship through the Arabian Sea‚ the South China Sea‚ and the Medditteranian. The Silk Road connected
Premium Silk Road Central Asia China
There have been many trade routes and organizations throughout history. One of these trade routes is the Silk road which is known for its Chinese silk‚ which was the main product. This trade route connected the world. Another trade route was the Incense Route. This route linked the early Mediterranean civilizations. The Silk Road Probably the most famous of all the trade routes‚ the Silk Road lasted for hundreds of years‚ outliving numerous empires‚ wars and plagues‚ only the command of the Ottoman
Premium Silk Road
This chapter discusses the affect of the Silk Road and the exchange networks that occurred between 300 BCE until 1100 CE. The routes were brought up in this chapter‚ which were the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the trans-Saharan trade route. These routes were used to transport goods‚ livestock‚ ideas‚ and shape new cultures. The Silk Road connected China to the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. This route was necessitated by the Chinese demand for western products such as horses and
Premium Silk Road Iran Central Asia
March 7‚ 2013 Humanities The Silk Road Rome_____________Central Asia______________Han China | India The Nomads The Silk Road crossed nomadic territory Extreme Agriculture: humans + omega animals Sparce population in a large area Calorie Exchange: 90‚000 calories * Plants- 100‚000 calories * Animals- 10‚000 calories Horse= mobility No borders (territorial imperative )= pastures War; Secure pastures Archery Who are they? Scythians Altaic people * Turks * Mongols
Premium Silk Road Central Asia Han Dynasty
Analyse the benefits arising from the construction of new trunk roads and motorways. (15) A trunk road is a strategic road built specifically for freight transportation alongside the roads used for personal transport‚ in this case built by the government. For the purpose of this essay‚ I shall consider a benefit to be either the prevention or reduction in the number of negative externalities produced by trucks and cars sharing the same road and also the economic benefits felt by both households and firms
Premium Carbon dioxide Transport Economics
ROBERT FROST (1874-1963) The Road Not Taken Edvard Munch Norwegian‚ 1863-1944 Two Beings (The Lonely Ones)‚ 1899-1917 woodcut‚ three colors. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth. Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim‚ Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them
Premium Edvard Munch The Road Expressionism