out of hemp‚ bark‚ and textile fibers to create paper. Artisans used iron to create agricultural tools‚ swords‚ and some iron armor. They then made silk that became a prized commodity throughout the world. Technology in this age caused china to become one of the most bustling and prosperous economies Silkworm farming was a technology they used for silk. There was an expansion of iron metallurgy. Used for superior weaponry and tools that increase food production. Daoism was a belief
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Wudi sent a diplomat Zhang Qian into Central Asia. Chinese products‚ particularly silk‚ were being transported and traded along an overland route. The trade of horses for Chinese merchandise further established the trading route. Ultimately‚ the trails followed by the caravan and cavalcade traffic became known as the Silk Road. Trade along the Silk Road brought China in contact with other civilizations. The Silk Road became a network of trade routes between Asia and Europe for economic‚ cultural
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that part of the world were highly valued and were in very high demand. The Silk Road came largely as a result of Polo’s travels. It roughly follows Polo’s land rout during his expedition. The Silk Road made it much easier to transport spices and other products to Europe. This wouldn’t have been possible without the exploration of the lands considered new to the Europeans that boosted their economy. Even though the Silk Road was the most effective transcontinental trade rout yet‚ a more efficient
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April 24‚ 2013 Period 3 Changes and Continuity over Time There are plenty of changes yet some no changes in the trade works between Africa and Eurasia from 300CE-1450CE. The motives for creating trade relations was to get the necessary goods to live on as well as becoming richer despite of living in different regions. However the goods that were traded changed like gold‚ salt‚ indigo‚ and
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machines‚ roads‚ bridges‚ dams and most importantly aqueducts. They also had a writing system. The Han made advancements in metallurgy for making tools. They also built canals‚ bridges and made something called the silk road where people could trade goods and many religions were spread on the Silk Road. They both had a money system like ours with coin type things but mostly traded goods. The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were very different too. Rome was all about gaining more power and they did that
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trade. Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Being affiliated with a blend of different societies and regions‚ the Silk Roads saw numerous amounts of goods. Similar to the Silk Roads‚ the Spice trade was also vast but mostly carried out by maritime traveling. #1 T.S.-Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Silk Roads linked the
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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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harsher weather‚ and make longer voyages‚ introducing many more cultures to East Asia. The silk roads were important to Chinese trade as well. The introduction of silk to China and other lands beyond was very important to trade. It was the reason for the establishment of the silk roads‚ a vast network of streets and roads that merchants and travelers used for transportation of goods and people. The silk roads attracted merchants from all over Asia‚ bringing more diverse cultures and religions to
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allowed a fusion of trade and merchants. As such Byzantines were known for their Artisan stalls within the centres of Antioch and Constantinople. This impacted on Byzantine fashion‚ there were exotic weaves‚ selvages and embroidered Syrian silk imported in‚ silk will be explored further. As far east as China initiated diverse choices in look of ensembles and accessories. In the 1100s‚ Tabriz fabric with kufic script from Persia offered
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of an entire society. 3. What are the three Patterns of cultural conversion that Bentley discusses? Political‚ Social‚ Economic 4. What pre-modern group were the key instigators of voluntary conversion? Islamic merchants 5. How did the Silk Road lead to conversion? It helped the spread of different religions and faiths such as Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ as well as Islam. 6. Whose alphabet is the foundation of the western alphabet? The ancient Phoenician alphabet 7. Where did Buddhism
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