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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class‚ they were born from another religion‚ and they were spread by missionaries. Both Christianity and Buddhism were able to spread along the silk roads. Christianity spread from its origin in the Middle East through the Roman Empire‚ to Eastern Europe‚ and to parts of Eastern and Southwest Asia. Buddhism originated in India‚ and spread along the silk roads to Southeast Asia. Buddhism appealed to the lower class and women. It was less dependent on the higher class (Brahmins) and disregarded the caste
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societies were similar in the fact that they emphasized certain buildings being built‚ such as urban centers‚ or universities. Both built systems to make certain aspects of life easier as well. The Greeks built aqueducts and the Chinese built a system of roads within their society. They were both also similar in the fact that both civilizations experienced population growth during the classical period‚ which led to expansion. Although they had multiple similarities‚ these societies had their differences
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in the result of the collapse of the empires. The Silk Road was offered as a trade way to exchange biological materials such as cherries‚ apricots‚ peaches‚ and walnuts from Central Asia and China to the Mediterranean. Along with the material products‚ fruits‚ and nuts that traveled‚ infectious diseases caused ferocious epidemics when they found their way to the unexposed populations. The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire suffered from the diseases including smallpox‚ measles‚ and the bubonic plague
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Plagues and Peoples was written by William H. McNeill. The basis of this book all falls on epidemiology‚ also known as the study of patterns‚ causes‚ and effects that disease and health conditions have on certain populations. McNeill’s writing shows how the relationship that mankind‚ referred to a macroparasites‚ and parasites‚ referred to as microparasites‚ have made an impact on the world through history. The relationship at first during existence was said to be “balanced”‚ but when mankind in
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Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Being affiliated with a blend of different societies and regions‚ the Silk Roads saw numerous amounts of goods. Similar to the Silk Roads‚ the Spice trade was also vast but mostly carried out by maritime traveling. #1 T.S.-Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Silk Roads linked the Eurasian
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part of the world were highly valued and were in very high demand. The Silk Road came largely as a result of Polo’s travels. It roughly follows Polo’s land rout during his expedition. The Silk Road made it much easier to transport spices and other products to Europe. This wouldn’t have been possible without the exploration of the lands considered new to the Europeans that boosted their economy. Even though the Silk Road was the most effective transcontinental trade rout yet‚ a more efficient
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led by the Kon family and only them. Ganghis Kon was the first leader and the one that brought all of the clans together and concerned most of china. Kublai Khan Becomes Emperor. With the mongols in power trade flourished and it was called the silk road. The end of Yuan Dynasty was a dramatic turn of events. One of the most amazing thing that Kublai Khan did was unite the inter nachon of china for more than 300 years. This allowed people to be free and do what they wanted to do this is the time
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this is Eurasia from 600-1450. There were many continuities and changes in Eurasian trade. During this time period there was continuity with how trade spread ideas and disease‚ but there was also change in technology that allowed trading over larger distances and in who controlled trade. Much of how trade spread ideas and disease
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AP WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM TEST REVIEW Structure: The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions (20 questions on Unit 3‚ 15 questions on Unit 2‚ and 5 questions on Unit 1) and 2 free response essay questions (1 Comparative FRQ and 1 CCOT FRQ). The MCQ section will count for 50% of the grade and the FRQ section will count for 50%. The exam will be two hours. You have 35 minutes for the MCQ section and 85 minutes for the two FRQ questions. The test will cover content from class and from
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