Road trade: A preliminary study on why Sogdian merchants dominate Chinese merchants in Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty was long regarded as the Golden age in the history of China. As the largest empire in the period‚ it enjoys a dominant role in many areas like military and economy. Despite the privilege‚ Tang merchants were not successful in the trading along silk road‚ which was dominated by the sogdian‚ a group of Iranian people living in the Central Asia. Sogdian occupied a key position along the Silk
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Having paid funeral honours to the deceased Persian czar‚ Alexander proceeded with pursuing Bess as a traitor and usurper. To resist the Macedonian czar Bess adopted Akheminids throne name‚ Artakserks‚ and managed to rally under his banners Baktrians‚ Sogdians and nomads who lived beyond the Yaksart (Syr-Darya). They all took up the call to repulse the Greek conqueror. However‚ when the Greek and Macedonian armies approached‚ Bess withdrew his followers away to Central Asia. Haunting Bess‚ Alexander found
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Final Exam Topic #4 There were many traders ran through Africa and Eurasia during the time frame of 300-1450 C.E. The trades of Mediterranean Sea‚ Trans-Saharan‚ Indian Ocean and Silk Road played a dominant role in trade networks. There were changes but also continuities The need for trade for the Trans-Saharan area began in 800 B.C.E. The importance of this trade were to trade items such as gold‚ slaves‚ ebony‚ coffee beans‚ iron‚ colored dye‚ leather‚ camels‚ wheat and barley. The developments
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day. Islamic people helped spread paper to the west‚ where paper started to be produced more and more and finally‚ printed as we know it today. But‚ Before Muslims spread paper into the west; recently‚ archeologist’s extravagated letters written in Sogdian‚ a no longer used language. Dating between the fourth through sixth centuries these are examples of paper written in non-Chinese writing. The invention of paper had a great impact on China (and eventually the entire world) because it was more convenient
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Is Alexander the Great‚ great?? Alexander the Great was born around July 20th‚ B.C.E. Well we can see there is a “Great” in the name up at the title. Did you know he did a lot of very bad stuff‚ but he did do lots of great things. He conquered lots of places and was successful against all of them. Philip II was assassinated in 336 B.C.E. People think that it may have been Alexander and his mother‚ but don’t worry about that example. Read more about Alexander the Great. Well‚ our opinion is that
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Uzbek traditional clothes Men and women’s tradional сostume. Uzbek national headwear Uzbek national clothes are very bright‚ beautiful and cozy. Uzbek clothes are a part of rich cultural traditions and life style of Uzbek people. In urban places it is uncommon to meet people in traditional Uzbek clothes‚ now it is mostly worn on traditional festivities and holidays. In rural places it is a part of everyday and holiday garments. Uzbek men’s clothing The basis of national men’s suit is a chapan‚
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The current Tajik Republic harkens to the Samanid Empire (AD 875–999). The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860. Tajikistan became an autonomous Soviet socialist republic within Uzbekistan in 1924; Basmachi resistance in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was quelled in 1925‚ and Tajikistan became one of the component Soviet socialist republics in 1929 called Tadzhik SSR from 1936 to 1991. Tajikistan gained independence in 1991‚ and has experienced three changes in government
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1975. The Camel and the Wheel. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-09130-2. • Choisnel‚ Emmanuel : Les Parthes et la route de la soie ; Paris [u.a.]‚ L ’ Harmattan [u.a.]‚ 2005‚ ISBN 2-7475-7037-1 • Christian‚ David (2000) • de la Vaissière‚ E.‚ Sogdian Traders. A History‚ Leiden‚ Brill‚ 2005‚ Hardback ISBN 90-04-14252-5 [13]‚ French version ISBN 2-85757-064-3 on [14] • de la Vaissière‚ E.‚ Trombert‚ E.‚ Les Sogdiens en Chine‚ Paris‚ EFEO‚ 2005 ISBN 2-85539-653-0 [15] • Elisseeff‚ Vadime. Editor
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2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Music and Arts II Second Year Art General Standard for Second Year: The learner demonstrates understanding of basic concepts and principles of Asian music and arts through active participation in artistic and cultural performances for self development‚ promotion of cultural identity and expansion of one’s world vision. 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Music and Arts II Quarter 1 : Music and Arts of South and Central Asia Topic: South and Central
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In Day of Empire‚ author Amy Chua discusses how the hyper powers rise‚ and why they fall in the struggle for global dominance. The book begins in the United States – the present-day world hyper-power. The United States’ ascent to world dominance began after its victory in World War II‚ which was catalyzed in large part through what the country offered – freedom‚ as well as a chance to start anew. Offerings such as freedom sparked an influx of immigrants‚ and immigrants attracted into the United
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