Question: To what extend would you agree with this description of the Silk Road (Internet of Antiquity) and his (Yo-Yo Ma) comparison of it to the Internet of our world today? A comparison of the Silk Road and the Modern Internet surprisingly reveals that these two systems share their own similarities and differences. From analyzing both systems‚ it came up that the modern internet could be a repeat of what happened in the Silk Road‚ although in a more advances and modernized way! Now‚ although these
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Ross Ulbricht was arrested for creating the drug market “Silk Road”. Eric Marques was arrested for distributing child pornography on the Dark Net. Both of these men learned that the Dark Net is not anonymous. Ross Ulbricht and Eric Marques learned that the FBI has the power to do almost anything and if they want to find a suspect they will. The Dark Net has become more dangerous as the years go on. The Dark Net is used for a variety of illegal activities‚ including: hiring hitmen‚ purchasing and
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Silk-road was at one time the top Cyber-black market in the game. An educated college graduate‚ Ross Ulbricht is accused of creating Silk Road. The website sold everything from illegal drugs‚ guns‚ porn‚ driver’s licenses and other illegal services. It was estimated that the website generated amounts of 1.2 million in sales. An FBI agent was quoted saying “ Silk Road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet today”. The website used an underground computer
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For centuries the Silk Road has served as a connector between empires‚ countries‚ and cities all over the world. The outposts and cities along the Silk Road became the melting pot of race‚ culture‚ and religion. Transculturations between countries were becoming more frequent throughout the world‚ while Normal citizens‚ travelers‚ explorers‚ and scholars of the Silk Road experienced it first hand. Scholars such as Pratt and Clifford theorized transculturation through documents of modern European
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Between the years 200 BCE and 1450 CE Eurasia saw some of the most dramatic changes we have record of throughout history. Empires rose and fell‚ territories were invaded‚ and lands were conquered. Religions were created‚ and traditions were started. Throughout all the chaos that change brings about‚ there was one constant‚ The Silk Roads. They connected all of Eurasia‚ and were a key component in the cultural and economic development of the continent. Throughout the millennia they were in use‚ the
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interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Time has the ability to change many things‚ but many also stay the same. This holds true for the interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Although the similarities may outweigh the changes‚ the silk road diffused disease along with culture‚ adapted to overseas trade‚ helped to forge a connection between Asian and European markets and triggered periods of Enlightenment in Europe. The Silk Road mainly started as a way
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world were the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Trade Network where each route had it’s positive as well as negative characteristics. The Silk Road Trade was a long network of interlinking trade routes that traveled from China to Western countries specifically European nations. This trading route provided tremendous economic benefits for China as silk was one of the main products that was traded over the road hence the name of the trade route. Although silk was a major trade‚ the Silk Road also filtered
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century‚ the Silk Road boosted the world’s economy‚ assisted the sharing of ideas and knowledge for a smarter and more connected world‚ but also ended up destroying lives through the spread of diseases‚ making it a very dynamic period (both time and place) in history. Not only did the Silk Road give the rich something to spend their money on other than temples‚ the Silk Road provided a source of income to many people in Africa and Eurasia such as silk weavers (who couldn’t afford to buy silk themselves
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The leaders of Persia built highways that connected India all the way to Asia. These areas were hard to travel before this time. The roads contained rest areas as well as guard stations to protect travelers. This open the doors for trade over long distances. They also built canals that connect the Red Sea to the Nile River. The Persians thought they were invincible and keep trying to expand their territories. The Persians lost several battles to Greek forces which stopped their expansion. After
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From 1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E.‚ Japan experienced unexpected political and economic transformation‚ yet the cultural continuities were much perserved. It was during this time period that the Japanese government became more politically centralized and economically flourishing. Meanwhile‚ the cultural traditions were much maintained‚ though new forms existed. To begin with‚ dramatic political changes started in Japan from decentralized to dictatorship. In the early fifteenth century‚ decentralization
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