than they did politically. Although china paid a heavy tribute tax to Mongolia‚ Mongolia renewed trade for China‚ providing them with long distance trade routes and connections with other civilizations. Their exports included porcelain‚ silk‚ teas‚ textiles‚ medicine‚ and luxury items of all sorts. The Mongols rebuilt the Silk Road‚ a main trade route which the Mongols partially protected. Of course though‚ trading brought diseases‚ such as the black plague‚ which affected population severely. The Mongols
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meticulously subdivided for the precious cargo according to strictly enforced contracts. According to Flynn (1995)‚ the great treasure ships were “the birth of world trade” (p.201). The Manila Galleons were carrying silver to China and luxury goods as silks‚ spices‚ and other precious merchandise to New Spain. On the return leg‚ the precious Asian wares traveled across the Pacific‚ via the Philippines (colonized by Spain in the late sixteenth century)‚ to Acapulco on Mexico’s west coast. They then crossed
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to date. "Hinduism." Ancient History Encyclopedia. 11 May 2013. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. The Silk Road was a network of trade routes‚ formally established during the Han Dynasty of China‚ which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce. The silk roads started to see action in 138 B.C.E. This is important because it showed communications between nations and established relations. "The Silk Road." The Silk Road. Web. 4 Sept. 2015. The Islamic religion was founded by a man named Muhammad. Muhammad
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Compare and Contrast Essay The differences and similarities of how the Mongols treated China and Russia consisted of the good use of trade routes‚ and how the Mongols weren’t strict to Russia. The Mongols controlled china differently from Russia by having a direct rule over them‚ and by changing their capital to another place‚ some of the similarities that both china and Russia shared was that their economics dropped and both wanted to conquer different places. The way that the Mongols controlled
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Buddhism was spread to China through the trade routes that went through Central Asia and Southeast Asia. A large portion of the Indian merchants were Buddhists. The Buddhist bodhisattva was portrayed as an enlightened saint for the merchants. The bodhisattva would be there for the merchants to protect them from danger and would give them courage for their long voyages. Since the Buddhists monks were not there with the Buddhist merchants on their voyages the bodhisattva was there to protect them.
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World Religion Comparison Essay Religions throughout the world have been around for thousands of years. Two of the most popular are Christianity and Islam. Throughout history these religions have made quite an impact on society‚ for example one-hundred and sixty million of Africans are Christians. The Christianity and Islam religion spread throughout trade in South Africa. There are many religions in the world many‚ beliefs but these two are two of the most valued. Christianity
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China was greatly influenced by many of its physical features. The Yellow River that flowed through China‚ impacted China in both positive and negative ways. The people called the Yellow River the “River of Sorrows” because when the river flooded it destroyed all the crops and the houses that lived along the river. However‚ despite the negative side of the Huang He River‚ it was great for the land. The river has silt which is called loess‚ it deposits the loess along the river bends and makes the
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land trade routes. Trade during the Middle Ages was centralized in the Mediterranean‚ Black and Red Seas. These were crucial maritime trade routes linking the East and West. The crusaders initially were able to maintain Western control of Constantinople‚ a crucial link between the Mediterranean and Black Seas‚ and much of modern day Israel‚ a link between the Mediterranean and Red Sea. The First Crusade was the most successful in taking control of the Holy Land. This established a trade route between
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neighbors‚ the Han‚ and controlled the trade of the silk routes. Unlike the Xiongnu‚ however‚ the Mongols would conquer most of the major sedentary centers producing the goods traded across Eurasia. The result was a mixed blessing. Some areas never recovered from the shock of invasion‚ while others flourished. As travel by Europeans such as Marco Polo all the way across Asia attests‚ for a time one can speak of a Mongol Peace on the trade routes‚ even if its benefits were far from uniform. The Mongol
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different countries that are separated by vast rivers where little canoes cant cross. Some differences between the two is the form of trade goods such as grain‚ silk‚ and oils in the Byzantine empire. The empire also used mostly animals as forms of transportation. The empire mostly traded what they made outside of grains and oils they traded silk clothing‚ pottery vases and urns that they made and somethings that they needed trading for was other ceramics‚ meats‚ herbs‚ and oils that they wanted and needed
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