The Silk Road was a well-known trading route of ancient Chinese civilization during the Han Dynasty. Many countries traded through it. It was a 7000 mile route that expanded from China, to central Asia, Northern India, and the Roman empires. The Silk Road also connected the Yellow River Valley and the Mediterranean Sea. This trade route showed the interaction between Asia and Europe.
While the basic purpose of the Silk Road remained mostly the same, its’ goods and destinations went through many changes. The road started as a small transport route for Eurasian merchants, but later turned into an important economical and cultural necessity. Once Asian products, like spices and fabrics, were used by Europeans, they became dependent on them. This also occurred in Asia, and it began to shape both cultures. Also, due to the large amount of political changes that occurred during this expanse of time, the Silk Road also traveled through the new countries that began when the Roman Empire collapsed.
Melissa Kay Nguyen WHAP CCOT Essays Changes and Continuities in the Silk Road from 200 BCE to 1450 CE Throughout time, the world is always changing. The Silk Road is no exception to the change; however, time also gives room for continuities. The Silk Roads were created by Han China during the 2nd century BCE to trade with Europe. During the period of time between 200 BCE and 1450 CE, the Silk Roads underwent many changes, while at the same time, keeping its same purpose. As time progressed, there were changes on the Silk Roads such the materials being traded and the national identities of the two countries, however, the purpose of the Silk Roads remained the same.
2. How did the trade networks of the Hellenistic era help set the stage for the silk roads? By controlling land routes linking Bactria, which offered access to Indian markets, to Mediterranean ports in Syria and Palestine. They maintained land routes from south Egypt to the kingdom of Nubia and Meroe in east Africa, also by ousted pirates from sea lanes
Change over time: Silk Road During the period between 200 BC and 1450 CE the Silk Road underwent many changes and continuities. First established as a trade route from Asia to Europe by the Han Dynasty, it was initially developed as a way for trade to flourish. Despite its changes in connections with different civilizations, trading terms, and the spread of different diseases and religions, its sole purpose of trading goods and ideas remained the same. The ride and fall of dynasties, such as Rome, changed which societies used the Silk Road and which did not, affecting the efficiency of goods and trade. With the fall of the Roman and Han Dynasties, this caused the end of this eras Silk Road usage until the Mongols came and reopened it, also making it safer.
Goods traded along the system included silk and porcelain from China, spices from SE Asia and peppers, pearls, and cotton from India. Additionally, horses and incense from Southwest Asia, and gold and ivory from East Africa were traded as well. The reason for such difference in trade is that the
DBQ: Patterns of Trade from 1000-1450 Between the years 1000 and 1450, trade networks throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia were established and thriving. European and Muslim influence was working its way into Africa and China via the world trade network. Of course, these contacts from trade left cultural consequences in the areas they assimilated in to. The documents allude to Muslims having a greater influence and cultural impression on their contacts than the Europeans did on theirs, who emphasized religious conversion and admiring the goods and cultures that interested them. An additional document from the perspective of an African or Asian merchant would be useful, as the documents given only showed perceptions from Europeans or Muslims.
Why is the rise of Manichaeism such a good example of the relationship between long-distance trade and the spread of religion? 7. What were the long-term effects of the spread of disease along the silk roads? 8. How did China’s culture change after the decline of the Han dynasty?
Classical Civilizations CCOT – sample * Analyze the cultural and political changes and continuities in ONE of the following civilizations during the last centuries of the classical era: China, 100 CE to 600 CE; Roman, 100 CE to 600 CE; Indian, 300 CE to 600 CE. ThesisChangeContextBaselineSupportSupportSupportReasonChangeContextBaselineSupportSupportSupportReasonContinuityContextBaselineSupportSupportSupportReason | Between 100 CE and 600 CE, the Roman empire underwent a change in government as the empire collapsed due to corruption within. Also, the influence of Christianity increased greatly. However, the “Eastern Roman Empire”, the Byzantines, kept the culture going.Clearly, the most important change that the Roman Empire experienced
Trade between 8000 BCE and 1750 CE which was a period marked in time by exploration and imperialism, a global economy emerged in which Western Europe through commerce interacted and exchanged goods such as animals, food/spices, and even slaves. In Western Europe, during 8000-600 CE, Europe built and used roads that connected with other civilizations through the Silk Road. The Silk Road was the major trading center through all of Europe. Although, while Western Europe thrived on the trading economy, Eastern Europe went on a different path and traded very little with outside sources due to