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    The Silk Road encouraged the trade of goods‚ ideas‚ and culture across eastern and western civilization. The Silk Road allowed goods to be easily exchanged across the Han‚ Kushan‚ Parthian‚ and Roman empires. An example of this is the trade of silk for horses between the Han empire and Ferghana. The Han were eager to trade for Ferghana’s horses‚ and the Silk Road allowed that. And‚ as the name implies‚ the Silk Road made it easy for China to export silk to other areas. The fact that the Silk Road

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    Eierle CCOT Essay The Silk Roads were created when classical empires were established‚ and the scope of long distance trade expanded‚ connecting much of Eurasia. Throughout the Classical and post-Classical periods‚ the Silk Roads provided a way for not only goods to be introduced to new lands‚ but also ideas‚ religions and technology. The Silk Roads changed drastically due to expanding empires‚ new technology and diseases. Although the effects and empires with which the Silk Road was connected changed

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    The Silk Road was a trade route‚ beginning in China and created during the Han dynasty‚ which facilitated trade throughout Eurasia. The Silk Roads stretched all the way to the Mediterranean‚ and goods from places such as Rome and even Africa were traded along the roads. From 200 BC to 1450 BCE‚ the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads changed with the spread of religions and the rise and fall of civilizations‚ but maintained continuity with the goods traded along its routes and its main

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    Dik’s article “Career Choice: Easy for Superheroes‚ Hard for Us: Spider-Man and the Power of Person-Environment Fit” (p. 233) his ideas are presented in a logical way. In paragraph one he starts by engaging his readers about what it would be like having superpowers and uses a popular character‚ Spider-Man (A.K.A Peter Parker). He uses Peter Parker as an example reminding us how awkward he was as a teen and how his transformation to Spider-Man may have changed his path in life. Dik reminds us of Peter’s

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    hold my breathe whilst I walk past them. SPIDERS   I am scared‚ really scared of spiders. Firstly‚ I can’t stand the way they move as they either move creepily slow or run extremely fast. Lastly‚ I would put spiders in the Room 101 because I do understand why they have spider webs (to catch insects like flies) however they always seem to be my height level and when you don’t see it and walk into it‚ it always seems like you are going to have a spider crawling all over you.

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    of time between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the silk road underwent many subtle transformations while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials bartered slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the encompassing countries also were altered. Despite changes in materials‚ the original purpose of the silk road remained intact throughout this time period

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    that change brings about‚ there was one constant‚ The Silk Roads. They connected all of Eurasia‚ and were a key component in the cultural and economic development of the continent. Throughout the millennia they were in use‚ the success and use of the Silk Roads depended on the prosperity and the state of the empires it ran through. The fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 CE was the first of many events that would lead to the near-death of the Silk Roads. The end of the empire

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    Questions-The silk roads & Byzantium 1 It helped set the stage because long distance trade was happening between east and west Asia already which brought the influence and beginning of silk roads. 2 The fine spices-cloves‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ and cardamom came from Southeast Asia. Ginger came from China and Southeast Asia‚ pepper from India‚ and sesame oil from India‚ Arabia‚ and Southeast Asia. Central Asia produced large‚ strong horses and high-quality jade. The Roman Empire came glassware‚ jewelry

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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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    The Silk Road was an important trade network that established cross-cultural trade; people from Han China all the way to the Roman Empire were involved. The Roads came around at about 200 B.C.E‚ and persisted for another 1‚700 years. Luxury goods‚ religions‚ diseases‚ food‚ and ideas have emerged within that time. The Silk Road and its trade remain constant even though its patterns of interaction have been altered through the plague and Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Buddhism. Over time‚ the Silk Roads’

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