Globalization Through Art on the Silk Road

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Globalization through Art on the Silk Road There were tons of different kinds of art traded throughout the Silk Road. Each of these kinds of art ties into globalization in slightly different ways. Art on the Silk Road promoted different cultures that eventually lead to the globalization of new beliefs and religions. On of the major forms of culture spread throughout the Silk Road was Buddhism spread by trading ceramics, gold and metal work. The pots and sculptures that the Buddhists made displayed a lot of history and a lot of their culture. It was the starting of the globalization on Buddhism. The art traded by the Buddhists and many other people is now displayed in museums through the world educating people of the Silk Road and the stories of different cultures. It also has a small place in the interconnecting of languages. The artwork that they traded was mainly done in drawings and symbols not in letters and languages meaning that when one person saw the object from a totally different language, even if they could not speak or understand one another’s language; they could still understand each other and what they were trading to a certain extent. Ceramics, gold and other metal works weren’t the only arts traded on the Silk Road. There were many other things such as silk, mirrors, rugs, textiles and jewelry. Chinese mirrors usually had a smooth, plain face that was very polished to the point that it made it a reflective surface. The other side was often more decorative. Most of them had a fine gold or silver inlay. A cord threaded through a hole in the knob in the middle of the mirror made it easier to hold and carry. The Chinese also were the ones who made the silk. They used silk worms that ate mulberry leaves to produce the silk, then would have to unwind it & after a long process would make it into cloths & clothing with

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