Christina Mendoza World Civilization April 11‚ 2015 Life Along the Silk Road Analysis Susan Whitfield’s Life along the Silk Road‚ gives an incredible story of the varied history of the Silk Road and contributes to great events throughout world history. The book recounts the stories and the lives of ten individuals who lived along the Silk Road in different eras and movements. The tale of ten different individuals: a merchant‚ a soldier‚ a horseman‚ a monk‚ a nun‚ a princess‚ an artist
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STRATEGY AUDIT 1) Business Context Analysis Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway‚ SILK‚ also known as Kajang SILK Highway is an expressway built to disperse and regulate the traffic flow in Kajang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia. The 37 km (23 mi) expressway is to allow motorists to bypass the town center of Kajang. It is also useful as the main ring road of Kajang. SILK is given the errands for 33 years from 1996 to 2029 to manage before taken back by the government. i) Vision statement SILK’s vision statements
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series of roads could carry someone’s ideas and culture across thousands of miles? The Silk Road encouraged the trade of goods‚ ideas‚ and culture across eastern and western civilization. The Silk Road allowed goods to be easily exchanged across the Han‚ Kushan‚ Parthian‚ and Roman empires. An example of this is the trade of silk for horses between the Han empire and Ferghana. The Han were eager to trade for Ferghana’s horses‚ and the Silk Road allowed that. And‚ as the name implies‚ the Silk Road made
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PERIOD 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies‚ c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. A. The association of monotheism with Judaism was further developed with the codification of the Hebrew Scriptures‚ which also reflected the influence of Mesopotamian cultural and legal traditions
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600-1450 C.E. 27. Where and when did the Kush and Axum civilizations develop‚ and what were their major industries for trade? The Kush and Axum civilizations developed to the south of Egypt in the upper reaches of the Nile river. Kush developed at about the same time as ancient Egypt‚ and at one point around 750 B.C.E. actually conquered it. Less than a hundred years later‚ however‚ Kush retreated southward back to its capital at Meroe‚ where it became the center of ironworks and trade. After the
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started importing bullion‚ their navigation has increased to not only look for gold but to also continue importing that item. Also‚ the dependence of military power is vital because many countries will not to steal valuable items such as gold. Prior to 1450 there were fledgling monarchies and Europe was just transforming to statehood‚ but with the influx of bullion it caused their military‚ economy and navigation thrived. Technological developments fueled the passion for the exploration of the new world
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Carthage and Rome between 264 BCE and 146 BCE. The conflicts were fought on a wide area in Carthage and the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy and lasted 188 years. Carthage grew from a small port-of-call to the richest and most powerful city in the Mediterranean region before 260 BCE. It had a powerful navy‚ a mercenary army and‚ through tribute‚ tariffs‚ and trade‚ enough wealth to do as the Carthaginians pleased. Through a treaty with the city of Rome‚ Carthage barred Roman trade in the Western Mediterranean
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Essay: India from 300 CE to 600 CE Things that stayed the same in India from 300 CE to 600 CE were the Gupta rule‚ the caste system‚ Hinduism‚ scientific advances‚ and trade. Things that changed during this period were the fall in popularity of Buddhism‚ the decline in Silk Road trade‚ and the fall of the Gupta. Things that stayed the same in India from 300 CE to 600 CE were the Gupta rule‚ the social structure‚ the most popular religion‚ and the wealth generated by trade. Hinduism will continue
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what are the main silk producing countries? what are the main silk producing countries? Thailand china India how is silk made? how is silk made? Today the silk industry is worth a lot of money. It is actually worth anywhere between $200 and $500 million each year. This is because there is such great demand for items that are made from silk. Usually the species Bombyx mori is cultivated and raised under controlled conditions. There are various stages to this
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culture and goods. Even before the invention of the steam engine‚ railroads or the pony express there was an even older way of transport‚ the Silk Roads.The Silk Roads were a way of transport throughout Eurasia. They also heavily impacted the spread of goods and culture throughout Asia and how it impacted the spread and growth of civilizations. Before the Silk Roads were widely used‚ it was first traveled by Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian was an ambassador sent by Emperor Wudi to recruit the Yuezhi as an ally
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