Impact Of Religion On The Silk Road

During the classical period, the Indian Ocean Basin was filled with diversity and assortment. The development of cross-cultural exchanges in the Basin brought new ideas, technologies, items, and different ways of thinking. During this evolving new era, multicultural exchanges of trade and religion were the most prominent in the Indian Ocean Basin. Cross-cultural exchange in the Indian Ocean Basin mainly included trade and religion. Firstly, document one and four explained the cross cultural interaction of the Indian Ocean Basin through trade.

AP World Exam Brandon Ellestad Period 3 The Silk road was a ancient network of trading, that provided routes for trade and cultural exchanges to people in differents areas. During the time period of 200 CE and 1500 CE, the silk road underwent some transformations while still staying true to its original purpose. During that time period, the Silk road would have an influence on the change of major religions. With these changes, the need for luxury goods by the upper class stayed consistent within the society along the Silk road.

New forms of writing such as cuneiform and hieroglyphics were used to keep records and write new ideas. There were also new laws and codes, such as Hammurabi’s Code and Confucianism. Both helped to govern its people in a fair and just manner. Lastly, there was trade. In China, the Chinese had the Silk Road which helped other civilizations connect, share and trade their inventions and this led to cultural diffusion.

Islam spread through trade. Muslim traders journeyed end to end of caliphate, exchanging good and information. Exchange brought Islam to west Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia. Mecca was a trade center because it was crossroads of the lucrative caravan trade. In Document A it shows the routes of the trade it expands to west Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia exchanging goods and information.

The Silk Road has greatly impacted World History. The Silk Road was mainly used for trade but it was also used for several other elements. Some aspects of the Road have changed a great bit; other aspects have not changed, or only changed little. Altogether the Silk Road is not the exact same thing people knew it as during the Han Dynasty, the Silk Road has left impacts in world history on trade, culture, and tolerance.

As civilization continued to grow and diversify, religion followed suit. This growth and diversity manifested itself in the civilizations of the Egyptians and the Hebrews. Divination provides an example of how religion influenced much of society in the Near East. The civilizations of the Egyptians and the Hebrews and the practice

Why did the Silk Road encourage the trade?The Silk Road trade had good ideas and culture past between the eastern and the western civilizations. First of all, the goods and ideas spread throughout the Silk Road. For example, in the Document A shows from all over the countries like China, Central Asia, Africa, India, and Europe trade items on the Silk Road. This explain the way of the Silk Road connect the countries to trade with each other. When walking through the Silk Road to country to country, there is a lot of trade around the civilizations selling silk, ores, seeds, and other items.

The Mongols reached broad extents of land, having four Khanates in Russia, Persia, Central Asia, and China, creating contacts with other parts of the known world(Document A). Because of this, public relations associating trade and commerce were set in motion. The Mongols traded among Asia and Europe for centuries during their establishment, and it was what initially led them to subdue China(Document I). While it is recognizable that the conquest of China was through terrorism, attaining that area opened numerous doors for commerce. As China was a treasure to travelers such as Marco Polo, the Great Khan Kubilai welcomed the traveler to bring Christians with him(Document H).

The mongols made the silk road so safe that travelers didn`t have to worry about thieves. On the silk road many goods traveled to the west such as silk and porcelain. Trade of religion also occurred the spread of Buddhism to the west and hristianity to china. The silk road and trade flourished under the Pax Mongolia or Mongolian peace .

Islamic culture expedited massive changes whether religiously, artistically, or economically throughout Indonesia’s territory. The expansion of Islam impacted Indonesia religiously. Hinduism was first introduced to Indonesia by trades between South India and East Java during the 4th century (McDivitt).

I believe the impetus behind the exploration and colonization in the era of European exploration was for multiple different incentives for example, wealth, religion, and fame. Moreover, wealth and power were obtained through trading goods, valuables, gold, silver, lands, and colonies. In addition, looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia and fur trading were critical factors that defined the wealth aspect. Also, converting Native Americans to Roman Catholicism played a significant role in the expansion of colonies. Furthermore, the English came to America in search for freedom of religion.

The Spread of Islam Muhammad ibn Abdalah (founder of Islam) was a frequent visitor to a cave nearby Mount Hira. He used his time at this cave to pray, and get away from the scramble for money and wealth he felt was causing his people to lose their way. According to Muhammad’s words in the Qur’an, on one particular visit to the cave, the archangel Gabriel caused words to flow from his mouth. The words concluded with, Allah is the one true God. Two years after receiving Allah’s words, he decided that it was finally time to teach these words to the public.

The Islam religion, believed by Muslims, has spread across the globe at rapid speeds. Muhammad ibn Abdullah started the religion. The religion began in Mecca. The religion was made known in 610 CE. The two major themes of the religion are “Allah is the one God” and the importance of charity.

The Impact of the New World in Global Trade People all over the world were affected by the global trade that was opened with the exploration of the new world. Between 1300-1800 CE people began to open trade routes that allowed people to trade all over the world. This allowed for new ideas and technologies to access parts of the world that they never had before. Now that there was an extreme increase in trade, a new merchant class arose in Europe. Trade was an important force for change leading to the desire for new resources and goods; drove exploration; and impacted societies and relationships between civilizations around the world.

Not only did the Silk Road enhance the exchange of goods and innovations, but also the spread of religion. The Sild Road spread and built upon the ideas of Buddhism and Islam during the post classical era making it a “Cultural Bridge” bewteen Asia and Europe. During the seventh century, Arab muslims traveled to China along the Silk Road with intentions to spread Islam. Islam spread throughout China, resulting in Islamic scientific and medical advancements to be adopted. Islam was adopted and adapted, diffused with other cultures along the Silk Road.