These different empires that were being built at the time created fluctuations in trade. The Silk Road changed from being on a small scale to expanding throughout Eurasia; then little interaction occurring between Asia and Europe. More trade in the Ming Dynasty followed after and then the Indian Ocean Trade becoming an alternative way of trade to the Silk Road. During these changes, there were also continuities that always happened no matter how much the Silk Road had changed. The change in trade patterns was caused by the strength of the different empires along the Silk Road.
The Trans-Atlantic trading system mainly took silver from deposits in Potosí, Bolivia, thus, creating a connection to the old and new world. By trading silver with Chinese, who only accepted silver from the Americas, it created a high demand for silver, allowing an increase in global economy. Resulting in the middle passage, the Trans-Atlantic had a gigantic involvement with slaves, who kept up sugar plantations, thus, connecting West Africa to the Caribbean and America to Western Europe. In contrast to the Trans-Atlantic, the Indian Ocean trade connected East to West Africa and Europe to Africa. Goods traded along the system included silk and porcelain from China, spices from SE Asia and peppers, pearls, and cotton from India.
CCOT Changes in Continuities in China Analyze the changes and continuities within China during the time period from 1850 B.C.E to 220 C.E During the time period 1850 B.C.E to 220 C.E China had many great innovations, great empires, and great philosophical leaders. Some of these things include the invention of creating steel and molding steel to decrease the time it took to create things which allowed China to excel greatly beyond other countries. Other idealisms such as Religions Buddhism, Hinduism, and lifestyles such as Confucianism which promoted Nonviolence, and respect for one another. China had great warfare within itself during the Warring States period however once united it became a country who outperformed all other nations. The first structured dynasty of china the Shang created the structure for Chinese political and administrative formulation which was slightly altered but not greatly changed when the Zhou dynasty took over in 1027 B.C.E some of the Shang ideology’s we’re altered to match the Zhou’s but many we’re kept the same to appease the citizens.
Precious ivory and gold, food items such as pomegranates, safflowers, and carrots went east out of Rome to the west; from the east came jade, furs, ceramics, and manufactured objects of bronze, iron and lacquer. Animals such as horses, sheep, elephants, peacocks, and camels made the trip, and most importantly perhaps, agricultural and metallurgical technologies, information, and religion were brought with the travelers 4. How did Buddhism become the most popular faith in all of East Asia? When the Han Dynasty of China extended its power to Central Asia in the first century B.C., trade and cultural ties between China and Central Asia also increased. In this way, the Chinese people learnt about Buddhism so that by the middle of the first century C.E., a community of Chinese Buddhists was already in existence.
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. This created the cultures of these nations along the Silk Road. In conclusion, the Silk Road’s basic purpose remained intact from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E., but the important interactions that occurred on it did not. Empires collapsed, causing new nations to form, which in turn brought countless changes to the cultures and the interactions between the merchants and peoples along the Silk
Other books were the Book of History, Book of Etiquette, and Book of Songs. The books tell the Chinese how to act, live, and so on. T- Bronze was an obvious item in China at this time. In the Shang dynasty, bronze metallurgy was introduced. There are many vehicles and horse-drawn chariots were used.
The building of canals, Turnpike roads and railways allowed raw material within Britain to be transported to where they needed to be quickly. The British Empire has plenty of trading ships allowing cheap raw materials (cotton) to be brought back to Britain through Liverpool. Trading ships also carried finished goods from the mills out of the countries and canal boats, horse and carriages and trains later on transported finished products throughout Britain. Building a mill, equipping it with machines, and buying the materials to get it up and running was expensive; meaning the products made had to be sold for a profit. Often meaning that the materials needed were bought in overseas colonies for unfair prices and sold on to make a large profit some of which went back into buying new equipment to allow more cotton made faster and at a lower cost, increasing the profit even further.
China: Political: China had 2 big dynasties the Zhou(1027-221) and the Shang(1750-1027)b.c.e. areas around the core kingdom were ruled by other members of the royal family or high ranking nobility. Around 800 b.c.e the Zhou power weekend so nomadic gropes started to attack and local rulers became more independent leading to wars with each other. Economic: products of the Chinese were silk, wheat, rice, and bronze. Possessing bronze objects was a sing of authority.
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.
Western Europe remained isolated from one another and relied on independent economic and social developments. Western Europe’s trade was no longer land based which presented many new possibilities. Many new problems arose with this new found world changing experiences with the exchange of new trading products. However new diseases, and the separation of many families due to slave labor all came along with these economic and social transformations. 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.