the period of time between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the silk road underwent many subtle transformations while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials bartered slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the encompassing countries also were altered. Despite changes in materials‚ the original purpose of the silk road remained intact throughout
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The Silk Road which started in 200 BCE and ended it in 1450 CE has its own changes and continuities. Trade flourished between the Asian and Europe at the time and as time went on its sole purpose of trading expanded to many other purposes and affect not only the area it contacted. Although there were many continuities during the time but it has more significant changes that occurred and also impact the world. One significant changes of the Silk Road is that it became a new way to spread different
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The Silk Road was an important trade network that established cross-cultural trade; people from Han China all the way to the Roman Empire were involved. The Roads came around at about 200 B.C.E‚ and persisted for another 1‚700 years. Luxury goods‚ religions‚ diseases‚ food‚ and ideas have emerged within that time. The Silk Road and its trade remain constant even though its patterns of interaction have been altered through the plague and Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Buddhism. Over time‚ the Silk Roads’
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From 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the Silk Road changed‚ while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods‚ to and from‚ Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials being traded slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the countries in the Silk Road also were altered. While the basic purpose of the Silk Road remained mostly unchanged‚ the goods traded on it‚ and the areas it went through‚ did. While the Silk Road
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The Silk Road is a trading route on the continent of Eurasia that stretches from the vast coast of China all the way to Eastern Europe. The trade route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of
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The Silk Road was a trade network the connected the East to the West on the Eurasian continent. This trade included both overland and maritime routes. The central Asian kingdoms and peoples became the nexus point for much of this trade which lasted from the 3rd century B.C.E. to the 15th century C.E. Many products and other cultural expressions moved along the Silk Road and diffused among various kingdoms along it. In breaking down and separating the patterns of interaction that occurred along the
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Between 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. the Silk Road’s interaction patterns changed with the Black Plague and the religious exchange between China and the West. However‚ the continuity was maintained with its main purpose of trading goods passed along its routes. Flea bites from rats would infect the Black Plague along merchants and consumers throughout Eurasia which caused a decline in the economy. During the Middle Ages ships would stop at various points such as Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ and Iraq that are along
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From 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E.‚ there were many continuities and changes in patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads. A change that occurred was that the people adapted to overseas trade. This was due to the innovations of boats over time. Another change was the goods that were trade. This was due to the demand on materials in areas that they aren’t found. A continuity was that the Silk Road remained as an important trade route. One change that occurred was that the people adapted to overseas
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March 7‚ 2013 Humanities The Silk Road Rome_____________Central Asia______________Han China | India The Nomads The Silk Road crossed nomadic territory Extreme Agriculture: humans + omega animals Sparce population in a large area Calorie Exchange: 90‚000 calories * Plants- 100‚000 calories * Animals- 10‚000 calories Horse= mobility No borders (territorial imperative )= pastures War; Secure pastures Archery Who are they? Scythians Altaic people * Turks * Mongols
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Continuities and Change over Time in the Silk Road The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. The Silk route dates back at least 5500 years where as silk only dates back about three thousand years
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