Commerce and Culture Different areas and environments such as highlands‚ steppes‚ farmlands‚ islands‚ mainlands‚ valleys‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and forests all generate different products Some societies were able to form monopolies on a certain good like silk in China This uneven distribution of goods and resources are what drives trade In the period of 500 to 1500 long distance trade became more important than ever before in linking and shaping distant societies and people Trade was mostly indirect
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Change- What lay behind the emergence of Silk Road commerce‚ and what kept it going for so many centuries Different regions such as Eurasia‚China‚India‚the Middle east all had valuable goods to neighboring civilization since they themselves couldn’t produce them. Indirect trading connection liked Eurasian civilizations in a network of transcontinental exchange. Due to large states the silk road was able to prosper for a long time‚ large states provided security for merchants and travelers. Also
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were almost at full equality with men - men and boys lived in barracks between ages 7 to 30 2. What is the economic system or trade system like? Qin Dynasty - building of roads and bridges‚ and the introduction of standard currency increased trading - high taxes Han Dynasty - used the silk road to trade - main item was silk Maurya Empire - agriculture was the main source of wealth - farmers used excessive irrigation systems Gupta Empire - traded mainly with salt and metals - relied on 1/4
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distance trade across Afro-Eurasia Long distance trade really increased in Afro-Eurasia from 500c.e. to 1500c.e. Some of the reasons for the increase included the introduction of camels‚ transportation with boats‚ and transportation on the silk roads. Some of these trade routes were easier to transport stuff more efficiently‚ but they all were used. Firstly‚ camels were introduced in about 300c.e.. This was a big upgrade from the donkeys because camels could go up to ten days without
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the emperor was not the only one heading the military. Rome and Han China’s trading system was very similar. These two civilizations both traded on the silk road. The silk road was a group of trading routes that spread between Asian‚ European‚ and African civilizations. Many things would be traded on these systems including fabrics like silk‚ produce‚ and many more. Because Han China and Imperial rome both used this‚ there trading system became very alike. Because of the trade between many different
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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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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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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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empire has something worth having that other people want‚ trade starts to expand into that area. This would increase the amount of trading between Eurasia and Africa. However‚ as leaders of various empires began to gather more power and they would make roads to connect the empire together as it gets bigger
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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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