The Silk Road was a trade route for the merchants and for the transport of goods and ideas that connected world long ago. At times‚ the Silk Road could be extremely dangerous. According to journeysonthesilkroad.com‚ some of those dangers were death from starving‚ extreme thirst‚ being attacked by bandits and sandstorms. The nomadic Mongols lived in the areas that a certain merchant‚ Marco Polo‚ visited. In those areas‚ Mongols were extremely militaristic‚ campaigning near the same routes that Marco
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The Silk Road trade and the Trans-Saharan trade have effected the civilizations around them with power and the economy by their highly demanded good and the spread of religion‚ however some of the routes led to the spread of disease. The Silk Roads connected the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire‚ building a massive road system traveling from China all the way to Gaul and Spain. The Trans-Saharan trade routes traveled all down the Red Sea to Zimbabwe. The trade routes symbolized the complex areas around
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trade goods‚ beliefs‚ and/or disease on empire: Mediterranean Sea Lanes- on the Roman or Athenian Empires Eurasian Silk Roads- on the Roman‚ Qin‚ Han‚ Maurya‚ or Gupta Empires Indian Ocean Sea Lanes- on the Maurya or Gupta Empires Tran-Saharan Caravan Routes- on the Roman Empire Thesis: 1. Preview 2. 2 Trade routes 3. Impact on empire (good/beliefs/or disease) Brain Storming: Silk Road: Han- Silk: had a wide economic impact on Han china. The wealthy bough silk and wore it as a sign of fortune
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During the time period of 200 BCE to 1450 CE‚ the Silk Road was very‚very important. The Silk Road was able to connect empires from the eastern part to the western part. While major items have been exchange in the the Silk Road spreaded religion‚ technology‚ideas‚styles of customs‚ and spreads of disease was always an occasion at the time. There were so much Continuity in the Silk road.For example‚ during the Silk Road people would travel and spread their culture and religion. people would
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trade routes of the Post-Classical world were the Silk Roads and that of the Indian Ocean Basin‚ which were both vast networks of many ancient routes linking various destinations within their intricate systems of trade and exchange. Each of these trade routes yielded extremely numerous effects and implications for the future that would affect life on earth for many years to come—and these effects are similar for the major trade routes of the Silk Roads and the Indian Ocean Basin with social regards
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Commerce and Culture Different areas and environments such as highlands‚ steppes‚ farmlands‚ islands‚ mainlands‚ valleys‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and forests all generate different products Some societies were able to form monopolies on a certain good like silk in China This uneven distribution of goods and resources are what drives trade In the period of 500 to 1500 long distance trade became more important than ever before in linking and shaping distant societies and people Trade was mostly indirect
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1.) The Qins annihilating the Xiongnu‚ roads being built‚ and the sea being clear of pirates all reduced the risks associated with long distance trade. 2.) Information about China - garbled‚ shrouded in legend - began to percolate into the Greek-speaking cities of the Seleucids. That set the stage for the silk roads. 3.) Many things were traded on the Silk Road‚ such as Silk. No only this‚ but Olive Oil was also a wanted item. This was because of how useful it was‚ it could be used for cooking
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Study Guide 1. What are the indirect fctors spread by trade? Many indirect factors were spread by trade. Trade became the vehicle for the spread of religious ideas‚ technological innovations‚ disease-bearing germs‚ and plants and animals to regions far from there places of origin. Trade also shaped a lot of societies‚ whether it was politically‚ structurally‚ or economically. Economically it often altered consumption‚ for example enabling West Africans to import scarce salt‚ necessary for human
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Comparative Essay Imperial Decline: Han China and Gupta India Epidemic Diseases… I. Introduction: Over the year’s scientist have found ways to get rid of Epidemic Disease. Epidemic Disease is disease that wiped out a lot of people at one time. Some examples of Epidemic Disease are Small Pox‚ Influenza‚ and Black Death. Han China and Gupta India are one of the many places that were infected with these Epidemic Diseases. II. Similarities: They are many similarities between Han China
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Karly MacLean 12/5/12 4th Hour AP World Continuities and Changes along the Silk Roads The Silk Roads became an important role for trade by exchanging goods‚ religions‚ ideas‚ and technology. The Silk roads consisted of land routes from China to the Roman Empire and sea lanes as well. These routes were dependent on imperial stability from the empires that controlled them. The merchants on the Silk Roads also relied on the empires to keep them safe while they traded and traveled. Between 200 B
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