The Silk Road: Past and Present Starting from the 2nd century BC‚ to the end of the 14th century AD‚ a great trade route stretched from Chang ’An in the East and ended at the Mediterranean at Antioch in the West‚ linking China and the Roman Empire. Ferdinand von Richthofen – a well-known German geographer‚ named it the Silk Road in 1877. The Silk Road has been one of the most important trade routes since the connection between Europe and Asia was established; however‚ what are the differences
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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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Essay Jack Walker The Silk Road from the period of 200bce to 1450ce had many patterns of interaction that change and stayed the same over time. The patterns of interaction that changed over 200bce to 1450ce were the safety of the roads due to expansion of government with protective borders. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed during the years 200bce to 1450ce. Lastly religion exchange on the Silk Road changed during the years of 200bce to 140ce. The patterns
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Change- What lay behind the emergence of Silk Road commerce‚ and what kept it going for so many centuries Different regions such as Eurasia‚China‚India‚the Middle east all had valuable goods to neighboring civilization since they themselves couldn’t produce them. Indirect trading connection liked Eurasian civilizations in a network of transcontinental exchange. Due to large states the silk road was able to prosper for a long time‚ large states provided security for merchants and travelers. Also
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John Ray III Mr. Lee 9 Honors World History 27 October 2015 Silk Road The Silk Road was a very important and prosperous trading route that began around 138 B. C. These were routes that were paramount to the exchanges and interactions between civilizations. These routes connected the west and east by monks‚ soldiers‚ merchants‚ pilgrims‚ also nomads. The Route traveled through china‚ the highlands of the Pamir and Tian Shan ranges‚ the Tarima basin‚ and onto‚ Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ and
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World History Islam in the 600 C.E to 1450 The period from 600 C.E to 1450 is often referred to as the Post Classical period. There were many developments and reforms that occurred during this period however one of the most important events that happened was the establishment and the spread of Islam. Islam is a very prominent religion in the world for its profound values and principles. During the Post Classical Era‚ Islam from the Middle East was considered a persistent religion but it also
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Between 200 C.E. and 900 C.E.‚ China underwent a lot of significant changes and continuities‚ especially in political and economical aspects. A specific change that happened to China’s economic system was the shift from agriculture in the Han Dynasty to trading in the Sui and Tang dynasties. Although there were changes in power and rule‚ China’s political administration continued to hold the same basic ideals‚ and was grounded in Confucian thought. During the late Han Dynasty‚ agriculture was the
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planks that were sewn together‚ not nailed. Cord made of fiber from the husk of coconuts or other materials was passed through rows of holed drilled in the planks. Marco Polo fancifully suggested that it in dictated sailors’ fear that large ocean magnets would pull any nails out of their ships. The second distinctive feature of the dhows was their trianglular (lateen) sails made of palm leaves or cotton. The sails were suspended from tall masts and could be turned to catch the wind. Junk is the
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Many students unfamiliar with World History come to think of the Silk Roads as one road or literally a road made of silk. But it is not. The Silk Road can be thought of as a network of routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Central Asia to China. These complex interconnecting routes included both land and sea routes. In fact‚ many goods reached Rome via the Mediterranean Sea. Along these routes‚ merchants would carry goods for trade. The goods being traded would often
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“Ross W. Ulbricht‚ 31 years old‚ is the founder or mastermind of Silk Road‚ a notorious online marketplace for the sale of heroin‚ cocaine‚ LSD and other illegal drugs” (Weiser‚ 2015‚ p.1). Ulbricht created a subversive website that made it easier and safer to buy and sell illegal drugs or anything else. The online drug marketplace made more than $200 million in sales. The Silk Road case was new to law enforcement and “Operated on a hidden part of the Internet called the Tor network‚ and only accepted
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