promoting cross-cultural encounters. Such encounters briefly declined with imperial collapses. Silk Road is a modern term referring to a historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass that connected East‚ South‚ and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world‚ as well as parts of North and East Africa. The Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it‚ which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). The central Asian sections
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Before different societies became interconnected‚ they were separated by large distances. Because the Hellenistic culture was considered a complete package of high class culture; theater entertainment‚ art‚ architecture‚ language and much more‚ it was widely accepted and used by many people in different areas. The main part of Hellenism was a common language that was known as koine Greek. Due to the differing languages of regions it would have been difficult for people to communicate with one another
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used today such as the compass‚ paper‚ and silk. These inventions not only helped ancient Chinese life‚ but ours as well. Even though they seem like a simple project‚ these inventions changed history. The first of these many inventions was silk. Silk was first crafted in 3000 BC. Silk was considered such a luxury‚ it was only to be worn by members of the imperial family. It was not until later that peasants and commoners were granted this right. Silk was used for decorating and also for fun as
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DBQ: Chapter Seven The Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade routes were trading systems essential to exchange from the coast of China all the way throughout the Mediterranean. The Indian Ocean trade routes used sailing vessels that often carried colonists from Indonesia to Madagascar. While both routes were important‚ the Silk Road was used more frequently than the former. The Silk Road was about 4‚00 miles long and stretched from Iran to China. It passed through mountain ranges of the Himalayas
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percolate into the Greek-speaking cities of the Seleucids. That set the stage for the silk roads. 3.) Many things were traded on the Silk Road‚ such as Silk. No only this‚ but Olive Oil was also a wanted item. This was because of how useful it was‚ it could be used for cooking‚ for your skin‚ etc. Gold‚ cloths(Made from silk)‚ weapons‚ ivory‚ and much more were traded. 4.) Because of constant trading on the Silk Road‚ Buddhism was able to easily spread by word of mouth between traders. As Central
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utilizing Confucius’ ideas‚ creation and trade through the Silk Road‚ and improvements to the government. Exploiting Confucius’ ideas balanced out the rich and the poor. The creation of the Silk Road simplified and advanced many lives. It was the agriculture basis of economy. Expansion of the Chinese empire lead to enhancement in government. All of these achievements have became an important contribution to the flourishing epoch. The Silk Road served as an important communication link between cultures
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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Animal Diversity I ZOL1501 Semester I: Assignment no.: 01 MEMO 2014 QUESTION 1 [10] a. Monophyletic group is a group that includes the most recent common ancestor of a group of organisms‚ and all of its descendants. b. Parthenogenesis is a unisexual reproduction involving the reproduction of young by females not fertilized by males. c. Metamerism is a condition of being composed of serially repeated parts (metameres). Serial segmentation. Metamerism is
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people from many different ethnic groups. Many ideas such as the Silk Road and commercial treaties have brought ideas across the world‚ and help expand empires even more. We will explore how trades worked together to unite diverse peoples‚
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China impacted the world in many ways with their many great inventions‚ that they brought along the Silk Road. The great inventions were paper‚ printing press‚ compass‚ gunpowder‚ kites‚ etc. Only one of the magnificent inventions stand out from the others. That one would be‚ the compass. The compass helped introduce new parts of our Earth that we could not find ourselves. The compass was made of magnetite‚ which was magnetic. The magnetite aligned north and south because the of the magnetic fields
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The Silk Road from China to India Over many centuries two vast regions of Asian continent – China and India have been seeking after mutually beneficial trade relations. The great mountainous system of Hindukush‚ which latitudinally stretches from India for almost 800 kilometres‚ the Tibetan Upland in south-western part of China‚ which is surrounded by the mountain systems of the Himalayas and the Karakorum‚ upland plains and the Tien-Shan mountains in the western and north-western parts
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