down the Silk Road into the Middle East with the Abbasids in about 750 CE (Gordon 42). Within a century‚ paper markets and many paper mills increasingly grew in Baghdad (Gordon 42). According to Interpreting the Asian Past‚ in addition to paper‚ goods such as gold‚ silver‚ wine‚ silk‚ and lacquers from China; pistachio nuts‚ dates‚ and saffron powder from Persia; ivory‚ spices‚ precious stone from India; and cloth and glass bottles from Egypt were picked up by merchants along the routes of the Silk
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spread ideas as well as goods along their trade routes that connected Asia‚ Europe and Africa. – Scholars read about and preserved Greek and Roman ideas. The Islamic Empire at its height: Discussion Questions • Why do you think scholars call the era of the Abbasid’s rule of the Islamic Empire a “golden age”? • Which Islamic achievement do you think is most important? Rank order the achievements from 1-9 SSWH5b: Identify the Muslim trade routes to India‚ China‚ Europe and Africa and assess the
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of success. The initial long-distance trade goods were the most valuable‚ hard-to-get items: silk‚ incense‚ jewels and gold. Spices replaced these pickings as the world’s most pleasing possessions. The hardy camel was essential for moving supplies over long desert convoy routes. Ancient land and sea trade was hard‚ dangerous and crime-ridden‚ but very profitable. Nations long fought to control trade routes and to control world commerce. They succeeded in turns‚ from Islam’s merchants to the oceangoing
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1. What was the state religion of the Sasanids? Zoroastrianism 2. Where was the Sasanid Empire located? Iran 3. What kinds of products did China export along the Silk Road? Silk‚ pottery‚ paper‚ spices 4. What military technologies did the Silk Road spread Chariot warfare‚ mounted bowman‚ and the stirrup. 5. What kind of people were the mariners that were involved in the India Ocean Trade? a multilingual and multiethnic group 6. The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and
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exploration and colonization. First‚ the primary aim of exploration was to find an alternative route by sea to the riches of the East. In the 1400s‚ European nations were using trade to gain wealth. In particular‚ trade with Asia for luxuries such as silks‚ spices‚ gold‚ and jewels that were not available in Europe was lucrative business. However‚ Muslims controlled the land trade route because it was geographically located between Europe and Asia; Europeans had difficulty traveling by land
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According to Geico‚ their insurance platform is so user-friendly and so “easy that a caveman could do it”. In reality‚ today’s society is vastly different from ancient civilizations that even if a Neolithic man made it to 2015‚ he would surely go into culture shock. The differences cover all aspects of life which include but are not limited to weapons and warfare‚ technology‚ employment opportunities‚ and finally priorities of the individual. For starters‚ weaponry has undergone a serious change
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Indian Ocean Trade‚ and could be sold at a profit because they were scarce in Asian countries. At the same time‚ the East African city-states were buying items from Asia. Many residents of the city-states were willing to pay high prices for cotton‚ silk‚ and porcelain objects. These items were expensive because they were not available in Africa at the time. The city-states were easy to reach from Asia by ship because of the favorable wind and ocean currents. And merchants enjoyed the fine restaurants
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Before the era of 1200-1450‚ developed countries and religions were changing and cultures molded how empires operated. The Silk Road opened‚ countries were in their infancy‚ and religions like Christianity were developing with the lifetime of Jesus Christ. As time went by‚ traveling for reasons other than religion started‚ and people started developing empires and long-distance trade. During the 12-1400s‚ new empires started trading with people close to them geographically‚ trading across continents
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Stakeholders. All of the actors involved in the sustainability management process is stakeholder‚ it is a way of distinguishing between the main groups towards which companies have different kinds of duty: in particular‚ shareholders‚ customers‚ consumers and employees. Effective stakeholder management as essential to the survival and prosperity of the enterprise. At the broadest level‚ stakeholders are individuals‚ groups‚ or entities(natural environment) that claim rights or interests in a company
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Between 1000-1700 world trade patterns changed due to the discovery of the Western Hemisphere‚ and the decline of the importance of land routes. However‚ one world trade aspect that stayed the same was the importance of the Indian Ocean Basin and the spices that were found there. One thing that significantly changed world trade was the addition of the Western Hemisphere. Nations in Europe created colonies in the Western Hemisphere to acquire natural resources like lumber‚ silver‚ and gold. Also
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