Silk Road Mongols

From the silkworms, China was able to make silk a cloth made for elites and desired everywhere. The creation of the silk road uniting Eurasia was named for this one product. The silk road allowed for the trade of other luxurious goods. Silk was so highly wanted the Byzantine snuck out the silkworm, which is the secret behind silk, if by the princess of a monk. The silk road opened the exchange of religions like Buddhism. But diseases also could spread on the silk road like smallpox, measles, and the bubonic plague. The Indian ocean also became a popular sea trade route like the Mediterranean. In Africa, the domestication of the camel leads to desert trade routes. With new trade route communication of the eastern hemisphere rapidly increased. …show more content…
Pastoral societies all though in the minority where societies of nomadic people who needed large grazing fields to support themselves. An example of a pastoral society is the mongols. In the 3rd wave of civilization pastoral societies took charge. The mongols gave rise to the largest land based empire in human history. Chinggis Khan came from humble beginnings but took over the mongols leading the mongols to success. Similar to the roman empire expansion the mongols had to plan or blue print they just went with their own momentum. The mongols had no significant advantage. They still took over most of asia under the mongol rule the silk was controlled by one party leading to an increase in trade. Cultural exchange happened on the silk road but the mongols are also blamed for the quick spreading of the black death. Even with empires and new civilizations hunter and gatherer societies still existed. The Igbo was still a hunter gather society but had dense population and extensive trade networks. In north america the Iroquois speaking people had a loose alliance connecting the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, cayuga, and