taking place as early as the third century A.D. (Masonen‚ Trans-Saharan Trade and The West African Discovery of the Meditation World). However‚ it still remains as a popular means of travel across deserts for people today (Hays‚ Transportation along the Silk Road). Multiple accounts from people‚ who traveled in a caravan‚ suggest that it is tedious and somewhat monotonous. Yet‚ much of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist took place in a desert caravan. The character‚ Santiago‚ learned a lot from the desert when
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and Eurasia through Silk Road revitalization and the items that were traded‚ while trade across the Mediterranean Sea remained constant. The revitalization of the Silk Road occurred due to political stability‚ while the trade items changed because people’s needs changed over time. Mediterranean Sea trade remained constant because the trading cities had stable economies as well as complex societies. One change in the trade networks between Africa and Eurasia was that The Silk Road was revitalized
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world we live in today‚ no matter what country you live in. From silk‚ to gunpowder‚ to paper‚ and even agricultural advances all stem from China. Even smaller‚ personal convenience items‚ such as the bristle toothbrush‚ umbrellas‚ and the compass were invented by these brilliant people. The mulberry silk worm has brought much wealth to the country of China and created a material that is like no other. The method of creating silk was a well-kept secret by the Chinese for over two thousand years
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The Impact of the Silk Road • The Silk Road at first caused many pastoral groups to form. Eventually‚ rich families did settleand build large establishments. • The Silk Road allowed the spread of religions ( see chart above ) such as Nestorian Christianity‚Manichaeism‚ Zoroastrianism‚ and Buddhism. • The stirrup spread though out the Silk Road. It allowed riders to be much more stable and thuscaused military innovation. i.e. the superiority of the Tang calvary in China. The Indian Ocean
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Karly MacLean 12/5/12 4th Hour AP World Continuities and Changes along the Silk Roads The Silk Roads became an important role for trade by exchanging goods‚ religions‚ ideas‚ and technology. The Silk roads consisted of land routes from China to the Roman Empire and sea lanes as well. These routes were dependent on imperial stability from the empires that controlled them. The merchants on the Silk Roads also relied on the empires to keep them safe while they traded and traveled. Between 200 B
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Silk Road trade: A preliminary study on why Sogdian merchants dominate Chinese merchants in Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty was long regarded as the Golden age in the history of China. As the largest empire in the period‚ it enjoys a dominant role in many areas like military and economy. Despite the privilege‚ Tang merchants were not successful in the trading along silk road‚ which was dominated by the sogdian‚ a group of Iranian people living in the Central Asia. Sogdian occupied a key position along
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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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