Anju Kumar
AP World History
Mr. Kroeger Prompt: Analyze continuities and changes that occurred along the Silk Roads during time period of 200 B.C.E to 1450 along the Silk Roads from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The Silk was a trading route that was created during the Han Dynasty. The trading route began in China and acted as the main route for trading through the different parts of Eurasia. There were many different goods that were traded along the route. Those goods were Asian and European staples. Along with goods, there were also many new and inventive ideas that were passed along the route such as ideas for religion. There were also diseases that passed through the routes of the Silk Road. During the time period of 200 BC to 1450 AD changes were brought about to the Silk Road and this was largely due to the introduction of the Black Plague as well as the spread of Islam and Buddhism along the routes. Even though these
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Three main things that traveled along the Silk Road to different countries in Eurasia between 200 BC and 1450 AD, were disease, ideas, and soldiers. During the time period of the Middle Ages, a large group of infected rats that were on a boat led to the spreading of a treacherous epidemic that cost millions of people their lives and had lasting significant effects on the world. The Silk Road was comprised of both land and sea routes and because of this, it causes the Silk Road to be the perfect way to spread the Black Plague to different parts of the world. Ships that carried the disease with them would dock and different ports along the Silk Road and then this would, in turn, lead to the rapid spreading of the plague to people on land. The Silk
Have you ever wondered what the places along the Silk Road did that was so important? Marakanda and Many other areas along the Silk Road had been very helpful to the travelers because of all the items that were flourished in them. Marakanda and Many other areas along the Silk Road had been very helpful to the travelers because of all the items that were flourished in them. In Document D, it says that “The soil is rich and productive and yields abundant harvests.” The soil that is kept there can grow foods that may be unavailable or unfamiliar to other countries.
The map titled “Trade Routes 7th-15th centuries” shows the Silk Road with many other trade routes branching off of it which means that the Silk Road increased the scope of exchange (Doc. 2). There is no possibility of bias since it is a map. The map titled “Trade Routes 7th-15th centuries” shows the Silk Road branching from South-Eastern Europe to Northern China which creates a more direct path to many places near the Silk Road, therefore increasing the pace of trade (Doc.2). There is no possibility of bias since it is a map. The map titled “The Routes of the Plague, 14th century” shows the spread of the ‘Black Death’ going from Western China into Europe and by having a plague that kills 25 million people, there is an extremely high possibility to have large decrease in the pace of exchange since if you don’t have people, you don’t have trade (Doc. 8).
Perhaps the most obvious component of Asian life during this time was the increasingly growing trade of luxury items, also being the most direct effect that the Silk Road had on Asia. Such luxury items, as researched by the scholar of natural history, Pliny,
Ever wonder why the Silk Road was so important, the Silk Road was so important to their society, and everyday life, also wonder how it could have impacted us today? Type your Claim/Thesis statement in the box: My claim is that the Silk Road was very important, this is because it helped all the different societies in many ways. Some examples are that it helped the societies is that it helped them in their everyday life because they traded things for silk. Also it helped the societies to learn more about each other.
The trade and trade routes allowed the unknowingly infected people of a village to move to uninfected villages and cities around Europe. This trading and the trade routes also allowed the infected rats and fleas to move and infect other villages too. These trade routes soon become the main point of infection for many town living on the coast of Italy, spain and France during the time of the Black Death, killing up to 30 - 70% of their population. Trade and trade routes were a significant factor towards the spread of the Black Death but was not the only factor that helped it spread.
The Silk Road began in the 2nd century BCE with the diplomatic missions of Zhang Qian sent by the Han Emperor. The Silk Road was largely fragmented, commodities carried by merchants of many countries on the Silk Road from present day China to present day Turkey. The interaction of these different cultures created a cultural diffusion that can be seen in the resulting names, tools, jewelry, luxuries and house wares that these different societies adopted. Silk was one of the most important items traded along the Silk Road. Once the Silk Road was open techniques of weaving the silken thread did not begin to spread because this material was similar to that used by cloth weavers.
The Silk Road was a complex network of trading routes that spanned from eastern Europe to China, that allowed many goods to travel from city to city. During the Silk Road’s main prominence from around 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E., many changes took place - including ones that have drastically altered societies with change in both social hierarchies and major religions. However, even with the plethora of cultural changes that took place, a few aspects of the societies of the time stayed consistent, most noticeably the desire for luxury goods by the upper class. The Silk Road resulted in many changes to the social hierarchies of the time, especially in the treatment of women and merchants. In the second-wave civilizations prior to the road’s prominence, women and merchant were viewed as much lower members of society.
The silk road was helpful to the people in china, central asia, Africa, and India/all the way to Rome and beyond because of the trade routes the silk road was able to have the right resources to make it successful and helpful to others who trade. Transition + Your own original Reason, Detail, or Fact For example, where the trade routes went across most of the whole entire world. For, trading horses, orange seeds, grape seeds, or anything popular or needed during their time made the trade routes easier so they wouldn’t have to travel all the way to go trade and get what they had needed. One supporting Example or Evidence from text or source document To explain, in the article “The Silk Road” it says, the silk road has been an important part of success domestication of the camel which was an animal that could carry heavy loads over
Disease became a large part of trading on both the Silk Road and the Mediterranean Sea Trade Complex. They both were trading the Bubonic Plague all around their trading routes. Although they both had it, the plague was more relevant on the Silk Road because the Mediterranean Sea Trade Complex only received it from interacting with the Silk Road, so it wasn’t as impactful. The bubonic plague killed many people in its travels and also leaders of civilizations, as well as leprosy, which was another disease spread along the Silk Road. The Silk Road was also significantly more difficult to travel across than the Mediterranean Sea Trade Complex.
But during the Silk Road, they would use caravans, camels, horses, and boats. In the Colombian exchange they usually traded people, plants, animals, and diseases. In the Silk Road they mainly traded silk, plants, and animals. There were many important people during these times such as Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus,
After 600 CE there were many different adaptions of trade. First there is the the Silk road, maritime networks of the Indian Ocean, as well as the straights of Malacca and Sunda straights. The Silk Road was the general term for a web of overland routes. These roads were not the same as the type of roads one would think of when thinking of Roman roads. These roads that were comprised within the Silk Road were in fact worn paths.
Surya Narayan Ms. Buhrke World History 27 November 2017 What was the impact of Silk Road 's Spread of Ideas on Other Countries? The Silk Road was a path that not only connected countries but also helped establish trade and was also an exchange of cultural and religious elements. It was the connection of east world to the west world and the trade between them. Silk was a path that The Silk Road as said above has a lot to do with the spread of religion.
The negative effects of the Mongols The Mongols had more negative effects than positive effects on the world. The Mongols were cruel and vicious people. Through this cruelty then were able to invade and conquer more territories and expand their empires. The Silk Road was both negative and positive effect.
During the time period of 600 CE to 1450 CE, people on the Indian Ocean sea lanes and on the Eurasian Silk Roads traded luxury items and used their new technology to help trade prosper. Although they were both trade routes, the Indian Ocean sea lanes traded overseas and the Eurasian Silk Roads were land routes. Indian Ocean sea lanes connect Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa. The Eurasian Silk Roads connected East and West China to the Mediterranean. Trade was greatly increasing in these two trade routes around this time.
The Silk Road was part of a 13,500 mile highway network. The Silk Road was the longest one in the network. There were two branches of the road: the treacherous and deadly southern branch and the longer and safer northern branch. The Silk Road started in the capital, Chang’an, and extended westward above and beyond Kashmir. Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty.