Silk Road

side of China, with their capital Chang’an. The capital became the hub of the Tang Dynasty. It brought merchants, scholars, and etc from neighboring lands. At this time other influences from foreign countries were occurring, such as the Silk Road. By having the Silk Road, led to mix and spread of cultures and beliefs. The Tang spread chinese culture and kept trade with the west secure. This Buddha sculpture originates during the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907). Because of the time commitment it…

greater amount of dynasties and nations, furthering their supply of helpful resources like medicine, whereas prior to building the great wall, China wasn’t this exposed to these goods. In addition, Silk Road trade increased after building the wall (Document D). After the wall was built, trade made on the Silk Road went up which is very significant since it was a large trade route, which meant it was a primary trade resource while before construction, trade wasn’t big compared to post…

These new materials include silk, gun powder, and dye among other things. These are the three that I would like to focus on however. First I would like to discuss silk. Obviously silk was a major item in the trading world, considering it received a set of trading routes in its name. China was the first country to start producing silk and it remained the only country to do so until The Silk Road came about. Eventually, after some time, Japan learned how to produce…

see where the similarities and differences lay. To begin, both the art in the Tang dynasty and that of modern day China were exposed to and inspired by a wide range of cultures at the time the art was created. In the case of the Tang dynasty, the Silk Road was a route used by multiple cultures to spread their accomplishments and knowledge as well as their ways and beliefs.…

karma, the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path spread quickly, covering much of southern Asia by the 8th century CE. Buddhism’s gain of followers can be attributed to the help of the Eurasian trade networks, otherwise loosely known as the silk road(s). Likewise, over 1000 years later, Islam developed in a similar manner. In 571 CE, the prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, and in 610 received his first revelation. His…

The South China Sea Silk routes was an important point of connection for China to exchange with the rest of the world. These routes were concentrated around the South China Seas and the Indian Ocean, with starting points located in ports such as Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Ningbo…

Trade has been a universal practice since the beginning of time, occurring not only among members belonging to one civilization, but between other societies as well. Trade was a way for people to have access to resources they otherwise would not be able to have. While trade across land was common, trade by water began to gain more popularity with the invention of better boats. One of the most well-known seas that had much trade occur upon it, is the Mediterranean Sea. Being able to access these…

The practicing and thinking in design came a long way, because the Silk Road was a period which the Mongolia and Han culture deeply exchanged and influenced the practicing and thinking in design; in the Yuan dynasty, although the Mongols governed the Han, its ethnic policies promoted cultural exchange and encouraged the development of the Han culture (). The concept of the Silk Road was first by Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen from Germany in 1877(). Biaomian it is a trade…

merchants actually a lot of made money and trades. Merchants has its ups and downs, but their goals is the make money. When Merchants was most successful it was during the Sui & Tang dynasty was in control and Chang’an was the capital of it, and silk road having trades and shops along the way before people got into Chang’an. Merchants had been classified into certain a group in East Asia. In East Asia, there had been different types of classes that was classified social category.…

fundamental impacts on the Silk Road participants. For instance, Chinese Buddhist traders conformed to the Islamic medical knowledge with regards to wound healing and urine analysis (Beckwith 2009, p.22). Furthermore, as Muslims carried out trading and religious activities in India, they brought some knowledge related to astronomy; for example, scepticism of the universe was the idea found in the Indian science, and it corresponded to the period of Islamic trade in the Silk Road. As Muslims…