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    The Silk Road served as a cultural bridge linking the east to the west on the Eurasian continent. It was an extensive trade route originated from Chang’an in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west. This trade included both overland and maritime routes. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The rise and fall of different civilizations and nomadic invasions transformed the Silk Road and its users‚ and from 200 BCE to 1450 CE the spread

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    the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. changed in the way items were traded and the amount of items traded‚ its continuities stayed relatively the same as it relates to the trade of goods to and from Asia and Europe‚ all of which led to a global connection of trade goods and active worldwide commerce. In the beginning of this period‚ around 200 BCE the Silk Road was just developing and China was in control as the route opened up to the west. Technologies changed

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    Change over time: Silk Road (200B.C.E-1450C.E) During the time between 200 B.C.E and 1450 C.E‚ many profound transformations were made to the Silk Road‚ but it still held on to its original purpose. 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 started‚ mainly‚ as a way for trade to flourish

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Study Guide Questions Chapters 6-11 1.What sort of person does Huck Reveal his father to be? What is Huck’s relationship with his father? Huck clearly portrays Pap as an irresponsable dad‚ and making the readers think he comes back only after his treasure. The worst quality his dad has is his addiction to alcohol. His problem is what really affects their relation‚ and what makes him take many wrong desitions. Huck has no relation with his father. He is afraid

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    Silk Road Vs Internet: The internet is a modern global system of connected networks that serves over a billion people around the world. It is a network that consists of different and various sources related to academics‚ business‚ local and global politics‚ and various private and public sources. The internet is a modern way for different types of people all over the world to be able to come together and communicate. The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission‚ connecting the

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    While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel‚ they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network‚ Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests‚ Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who

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    SEMINAR REPORT ON “INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM” INDEX Chapter Title Page No. No. 1. Background 6 1.1) Indian scenario 8 2. Intelligent transportation technologies 10 2.1) Wireless

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    Transportation Management Systems Christina Fucci CIS/207 March 31‚ 2014 Robin Deitsch Abstract Transportation Management Systems (TMS) have changed the way companies do business. Handling transportation planning‚ TMS transformed the way United Parcel Service (UPS) executes their delivery business. Enabling what once was a small business by providing assistance in managing the shipping and receiving of retailers‚ manufacturers and suppliers goods‚ United Parcel Service (UPS) is now an international

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    ross Cultural Exchanges and the Silk Road Edit 0 0 130… Cross Cultural Exchanges and the Silk Road Notes (pg. 287-310) In the year 139 B.C.E.‚ the Chinese emperor Han Wudi sent an envoy named Zhang Qian on a mission to lands west of china. The emperor’s purpose was to find allies who could help combat the nomadic Xiongnu‚ who menaced the northern and western borders of the Han empire. From captives he had learned that other nomadic peoples in far wester lands bore grudges against the Xiongnu

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    China’s transportation system is rapidly expanding to support economic growth‚ meet projected global intermodal freight demands‚ and promote expansion into underdeveloped regions of the country. Given the current understanding of intermodal freight movement that was not available when the United States developed its port capacity‚ the purpose of this scan was to identify how China provides intermodal access to its new‚ greenfield maritime ports and the possible application of those methods in the

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