While there were so many breakthroughs the two I believe that are the biggest was The Silk Road and The Great Wall of China. The reason being is that The Silk Road brought countless amount of materials to build and invent some things that are still a necessity today. The Great Wall of China an extremely formidable wall that kept even the great Genghis Khan out of the reach of China for a period of time. The Silk Road 4000 miles of trade route.
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The Silk Road began in eastern Asia around 200 B.C.E. From there‚ it expanded and flourished over the next few centuries until it became outdated and fell to trade by sea. Stretching from China to parts of Western Europe‚ it was the most important trade route of its time. The economic system‚ goods traded‚ technology‚ religions prominent‚ and people in power varied over time. However the importance of silk along with other spices‚ the spread of ideas as well as disease‚ and the continuous diffusion
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The Silk Road was a trade route‚ beginning in China and created during the Han dynasty‚ which facilitated trade throughout Eurasia. The Silk Roads stretched all the way to the Mediterranean‚ and goods from places such as Rome and even Africa were traded along the roads. From 200 BC to 1450 BCE‚ the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads changed with the spread of religions and the rise and fall of civilizations‚ but maintained continuity with the goods traded along its routes and its main
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the Silk Road were both global systems of exchange that had similarities and differences. One of the main points are what was exchanged‚ such as food‚ disease‚ and people. Also‚ the people who traded things were of difference ethnicities but had some similar goals. Finally‚ the location of the networks were mostly different‚ but one of the countries collided between the two systems. There were a variety of trade on the Silk Road and Columbian Exchange. There were things such as silk and rubber
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Silk Silk is a fabric that is used throughout the entire the world. It is a very elegant fabric that many people prize to have. The silk fabric can trace its origins back 4000 years in China. It has a very interesting myth related to it but for all that can be said it may also be the truth. Silk is farmed and manufactured in a method known as sericulture and it is an extensive process but it is almost the same wherever silk is farmed. There are two major types of silk which are pure silk and wild
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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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ARTH359 Paper Lei Bian 26111096 [pic][pic] [pic] Tittle: The celebrated symbols of ancient Chinese civilization- Silk Road’s major influence on technological revolution‚ multicultural and religious spirit exchanges are much more far-reaching than the barter trading in prosperous Early Tang Dynasty (618-917AD) Silk Road‚ the most well-known trading route of the ancient Chinese civilization and trade prosperity‚ rose to its peak in early Tang dynasty (618AD). It departed
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This chapter discusses the affect of the Silk Road and the exchange networks that occurred between 300 BCE until 1100 CE. The routes were brought up in this chapter‚ which were the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the trans-Saharan trade route. These routes were used to transport goods‚ livestock‚ ideas‚ and shape new cultures. The Silk Road connected China to the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. This route was necessitated by the Chinese demand for western products such as horses and
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construction of roads and bridges Classical societies built large imperial states that sometimes expanded to the point where they bordered one another 3. What was the Monsoon System? P. 235 The sailors learned about the patterns of the ocean winds and were able to use them to their advantage They established links by way of the Red Sea between India and Arabia in he east and Egypt and the Mediterranean in the west 4. Which three empires in the classical period really focused on Silk Road trade? P.
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CCOT Essay The Silk Roads were created when classical empires were established‚ and the scope of long distance trade expanded‚ connecting much of Eurasia. Throughout the Classical and post-Classical periods‚ the Silk Roads provided a way for not only goods to be introduced to new lands‚ but also ideas‚ religions and technology. The Silk Roads changed drastically due to expanding empires‚ new technology and diseases. Although the effects and empires with which the Silk Road was connected changed
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