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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Before different societies became interconnected‚ they were separated by large distances. Because the Hellenistic culture was considered a complete package of high class culture; theater entertainment‚ art‚ architecture‚ language and much more‚ it was widely accepted and used by many people in different areas. The main part of Hellenism was a common language that was known as koine Greek. Due to the differing languages of regions it would have been difficult for people to communicate with one another
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The Silk Road from China to India Over many centuries two vast regions of Asian continent – China and India have been seeking after mutually beneficial trade relations. The great mountainous system of Hindukush‚ which latitudinally stretches from India for almost 800 kilometres‚ the Tibetan Upland in south-western part of China‚ which is surrounded by the mountain systems of the Himalayas and the Karakorum‚ upland plains and the Tien-Shan mountains in the western and north-western parts
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China impacted the world in many ways with their many great inventions‚ that they brought along the Silk Road. The great inventions were paper‚ printing press‚ compass‚ gunpowder‚ kites‚ etc. Only one of the magnificent inventions stand out from the others. That one would be‚ the compass. The compass helped introduce new parts of our Earth that we could not find ourselves. The compass was made of magnetite‚ which was magnetic. The magnetite aligned north and south because the of the magnetic fields
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Ancient Commerce in China The Silk Road Antonio Camargo SiMBA 2011 ____________________ Jan / 2012 Table of Contents 1- The Route 3 2- Name and Purpose 4 3- Routes 4 4- Mongol Age 6 5- The Peak‚ Decline and Sea Route 7 6- Nowadays 8 7- Conclusion 8 8- References 9 1- The route The Silk Road‚ or Silk Route‚ is the most famous and important historically trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. This
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conflict is controlling the Silk Road. Which empire controls the commerce on Silk Route‚ it controls the wealth. In this study I want to work on with Roman - Sassanid trade relations and conflicts in third to sixth sanctuary. Before I start‚ I want to explain importance of the Silk Road and brief history of Roman – Sassanid conflicts. The Silk Roads are a collection of trade routes that connected China and Europe from 100 BCE to 1500 CE. Over 8‚000 kilometers of road extended from Asia to the Mediterranean
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urbanization‚ unprecedented growth of industry and trade‚ and government experimentation with nationalization. In this era‚ the levels of minting and circulation of coin currency grew significantly‚ forming the foundation of a stable monetary system. The Silk Road facilitated the establishment of trade and tributary exchanges with foreign countries across Eurasia‚ many of which were previously unknown to the people of ancient China. The imperial capitals of both Western Han (Chang’an) and Eastern Han (Luoyang)
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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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trans-Saharan and Silk Road trade routes were global trade routes that shaped and impacted their respective areas during the Iron Age. The trans-Saharan and Silk Road both used similar methods of trade because of technological innovation and environmental interactions of the time. The trans-Saharan and Silk road trade routes lead to different cultural diffusion due to the difference in diversity among the ethnic groups in Asia‚ Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. Both the Trans-Saharan and Silk Road relied
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seasoning and perserving food‚ from distant mines in the Sahara in exchange for the gld of their region. Trade affected day to day life allowing peasants to give up there jobs for much better paying jobs that produced goods much more valuable on the Silk Road. Trade also shaped the structures of these societies. Traders often became a distinct social group‚ viewed by suspicion of others because of there impusle to accumalate wealth without actually producing anything themselves. In some societies such
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