Ben Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17‚ 1706‚ in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father‚ Josiah Franklin‚ a soap and candle maker had 17 children. Benjamin was his very last child. Ben was removed at 10 from the Boston Latin School to work with his father at candle making‚ but dipping wax and cutting wicks didn’t spark with him. Later on‚ Josiah apprenticed Ben at 12 to his brother James at his print shop. Ben loved it‚ despite his brother’s hard treatment. When James
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trade. Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Being affiliated with a blend of different societies and regions‚ the Silk Roads saw numerous amounts of goods. Similar to the Silk Roads‚ the Spice trade was also vast but mostly carried out by maritime traveling. #1 T.S.-Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Silk Roads linked the
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empires had populations of around fifty million people‚ and they both covered approximately two million square miles. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty both sought to protect their trade routes (the Roman Empire had the Mediterranean and the Han Dynasty had the Silk Road). They protected their trade routes by expanding their empires into these territories. Both empires had economies based off of agriculture‚ so for them the more land they owned the wealthier the empire was. These empires also
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Like one of the effects was when the fleas would bite food that humans would eat‚ the disease would be them. Rats and fleas would travel on the Silk Road routes‚ and spice trading sea routes so the Black Death was easily transported. The Black Death was able to get on trading ships‚ and when the ships docked most of the crew would be dead‚ and the ones still alive were very ill. The Black Death can spread very easily
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During the Post-Classical era‚ there was many causes and effects during this time. For example‚ during this era they improved transportation technologies and commercial practices that led to an increase of trade and spread to networks. The new and expanded networks of trade and communication promoted cross-cultural exchanges. Throughout the Postclassical Period there were many technological advancements and transformations that took place is different societies. For example‚ major technological
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international. * Silk roads linked Eurasia‚ and goods traded hands many times along the roads. | * There was still international trade. * The silk roads were still in use as major trade routes. | * New trade routes were made‚ such as the Indian Ocean routes‚ and old routes were expanded upon‚ like the silk roads. * Trade routes became more safe under the pax romana. | * Trade was still very global. * The Silk roads bcame even more developed and the Indian Ocean routes became very widespread
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opinion‚ was the ancient Chinese civilization. In foreign relations‚ golden age Greece and China traded in very different ways despite similar conflicts. Greece was successful with trade routes across the Mediterranean Sea‚ while China was successful in trade routes across distant lands‚ otherwise known as the Silk Road. The two civilizations’ foreign relations had common conflicts‚ which were the Trojans for Greece and the Mongols for China. The ancient Greek and Chinese governments themselves had
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V.G.NARAYANAN NAMRATA ARORA VIDHYA MUTHURAM Nalli Silk Sarees (A) On a balmy night in the summer of 2011‚ Dr. Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty‚ chairman of Nalli Silk Sarees Private Limited‚ waited at the Chennai international airport to receive his granddaughter‚ Lavanya Nalli (HBS MBA 2011)‚ from her transcontinental flight. As Kuppusamy waited for the flight to arrive‚ he reflected on the next steps he should take to keep the Nalli Group competitive. Established
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EUROPE’S SECOND LOGISTIC Population and levels of living what sort of people these Europeans were‚ and what inspired that curious combination of adventurous spirit‚ pious sentiment‚ and brutal behavior that characterized the explorers and conqueror?. After a century of decline and stagnation Europe’s population began to grow. In the middle of 15 th century the population of Europe as whole was 45-50 million‚ it’s about 2/3 less than it was before the plague. By the middle of 17 th century the population
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ruler’s ambassadors he visited to Japan and created a book called Travels. This book covered the most informative descriptions of Asia by medieval European travelers. (Duiker 494) The products of other countries made European richer. "Gold‚ jewels‚ silks‚ carpets‚ spices and procelain" to the shore "suggested luxury‚ wealth‚ skilled artisans and thriving craft industries" which people brought from overseas‚ these images of other countries led European started long journey.(Arnold 11) In the exploration
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