The Silk Road‚ once a popular trade route‚ slowly was overshadowed by the growing Indian Ocean trade. The Indian Ocean trade route was more efficient‚ easier to travel‚ and much faster. Meanwhile the Silk Road became less traveled because of its harsh geography‚ the spread of disease‚ and the fall of the empires that supported the trade. Differences in geography caused the Silk Road to decline and expanded the Indian Ocean trade. Both routes experienced different kinds of difficulties. The Silk
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Ngo 7th period 10/6/2012 SILK ROAD VS SAHARAN TRADE ROUTES The Silk Road and the Saharan Caravan trade routes had many differences and similarities in their development and the impact on the civilizations they made. They were comparable and diverse in many areas of society such as: the development of the empire and how it all began‚ architecture and writing that was developed‚ and the spread of religion throughout the region between 300 BCE – 600 CE. The Silk Road developed between 300 BCE and
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Silk Road Vs Internet: The internet is a modern global system of connected networks that serves over a billion people around the world. It is a network that consists of different and various sources related to academics‚ business‚ local and global politics‚ and various private and public sources. The internet is a modern way for different types of people all over the world to be able to come together and communicate. The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission‚ connecting the
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In the period 476 C.E. to 1450 C.E‚ Western Europe changed from feudalism and manorialism to urban centers and cities‚ and decentralization of government to the formation of centralized government and nations‚ while the role of the Catholic Church remained the same. In 476 C.E‚ the Western Roman Empire came to an end when German troops invaded the area. Romulus Augustus‚ the last Roman Emperor‚ lost his position‚ but German leaders had truly been controlling the area for a while before the official
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After giving us a better understanding of the geography of the Silk Road‚ Foltz dives into the different religions that one would come across on the Silk Road and the impact that was made. Foltz starts with one of the oldest religions‚ Zoroastrianism‚ and supplies the fundamentals on Iranian and European religions. Buddhism traveled from India to China along the Silk Road spreading the word and the beliefs of the religion along the way. Temples and sanctuaries were established‚ schools were built
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effect mankind had on the environment. Mankind’s impact on the environment changes from the Agricultural Revolution through the 19th century in that man destroys more of the environment as industrialization progresses. Industrialization of the environment started out small with One of the first changes is the improvement of roads throughout the lands. European businesses worked to facilitate manufacturing goods so new road designs were built and old ones were extended. The impact was that transportation
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Since the beginnings of time‚ civilizations all over the world have been constantly evolving to where there has been either‚ gradual or sudden kinds of shifts. With the shift to new beliefs or technology‚ there also follows the resistance of losing traditional beliefs. Even during the time period before Christ‚ civilizations had trouble with adapting to the new‚ “modern” changes that occurred within their community. However‚ with changes there can also be numerous favorable effects of such alterations
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While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel‚ they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network‚ Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests‚ Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who
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The Silk Road was a system of highways and trade networks that linked many powerful empires across the Eastern hemisphere. The Mongol Empire was at its peak during much of the Silk Road‚ extending all the way west to Poland. After the fall of the Mongol empire‚ Confucianism started to greatly influence China. The fall of the Mongol empire also led to a lot of poverty and poorly maintained cities‚ along with many new‚ rising empires. New technologies and political policies made the Silk Road decline
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personal appearance‚ people had started to live in larger and more settled communities‚ and the mortuary rites of society had changed. 1050-750 BC EARLY PERIOD of GREECE - First Greek migration to west coast of Asia minor. Few written records of this time period remain. Also‚ this era is known as the Dark Ages of Greece. 850-700 BC Distinct regional cultures develop in the Aegean. Mythology evolves‚ and Greek language gains an alphabet. 776 BC First Olympic Games 750-700 BC Homer writes the Iliad
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