urban women were employed as silk weavers and embroiders. Upper class women were well educated and left a legacy of poetry for future generations. Wealthy women were frequently subjected to foot-binding for feminine beauty and high standing in society. Ships were built to trade and explore‚ this was led by Admiral Zheng who sailed to Indonesia‚ Sri Lanka‚ India‚ Arabia and east coast of Africa. He sent silk‚ porcelain and tea to western Asia and Europe along the Silk Road. Traded by sea with Japan
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other countries a lot and even now. First of all‚ Mongol empire‘s domination ensured the diffusion of Chinese technology. Also‚ the Mongol empire constructed roads that united Europe and Asia which is known as Silk Road. They united the areas along the Silk Road and ensured protection along the Silk Road to encourage trade and travel. They spread the culture and innovations of the places that they conquered. They permitted European merchants and craftsmen to travel and trade in China. Mongol Khans funded
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Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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is the term of globalization old or new? History of globalization: The historical origins of globalization are the subject of on-going debate. Though several scholars situate the origins of globalization in the modern era‚ others regard it as a phenomenon with a long history. Some authors have argued that stretching the beginning of globalization far back in time renders the concept wholly inoperative and useless for political analysis. Archaic globalization: Perhaps the most extreme proponent
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Relationship of China and Indonesia 1. Antiquity The relationship between the monarchy in ancient China and Indonesia since the 7th century ‚ and perhaps earlier has begun. Indonesia is part of the Maritime Silk Road connecting China and India and the Arab world. A large number of Chinese ceramics are found throughout Indonesia suggested link between the two ancient trade . National Museum of Indonesia has one of the best Chinese ceramics and found outside China ‚ Chinese and Japanese the most
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there wasn’t much focus on gods but ancestor worship was very important. Another difference was religious tolerance. When Christianity was introduced to Rome‚ the Romans hated and persecuted the Christians. In China‚ Buddhism was introduced through the Silk Road. There was a bit discontent from the government and Confucianists but unlike the Christianity‚ it quickly became popular. Another difference was the effect of religion. In Rome‚ the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan and granted tolerance
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respect for its hierarchy and had very good treatment to its merchant class considering it greatly helped the economy. Around the middle‚ there were new trade routes; rise and decline of empires‚ and new places were involved. A new trade route‚ the Silk Road traveled to and from India‚ Africa‚ and Western Europe. Because of the help the economy of Europe had from all this trade‚ it was once again stabilized as it had been reaching the decline of the Roman Empire. In contrast‚ the Islamic Empire rose
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was thoroughly involved in technological advances that all went into their economical lives. Both Africa and China traded rare products‚ which had very high demand throughout the rest of the world. China specialized in porcelain and silk. They traded these through the Silk Road and mainly traded with Southeast Asia. Africa on the other hand traded mainly salt and gold. Most importantly‚ they started the trading of slaves. They used the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade routes mostly. Both were fairly
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Contact The courses certain travelers took‚ what details were paid attention to based on where observers came from‚ and the overall relationships between peoples connected by the Silk Road and maritime trade led to a huge system of interregional contact. All these details built up a huge trade system called the Silk Road‚ a road that‚ along with over-sea travel‚ led to the creation of an Afro-Eurasian world-system. This system came to be based on how people came together and how they reacted with
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to learn about one another without trade and travel between China and the people of the Mediterranean. Central Asia provided “The Silk Road” to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and
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