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then used to their advantage in the silver-seeking country of China. Because of this repeated trade, the economies of Portugal and Japan benefit greatly by receiving luxury products like porcelain and silk from China as document 3 shows. Document 6 shows the Chinese realized they could sell their silk in the Philippines for up to 3 times as much silver as it is truly worth. As a Ming court official, He Qioayuan’s purpose for writing this report to the emperor is to persuade him to repeal the ban…

Mark C. Elliott’s work of ‘Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World’. Qianlong ruled for 64 years, increasing not only China’s population but also its territory. The cities flourished through manufactures and trades of tea, porcelain, and silk. Emperor Qianlong presided over imperial China’s last golden epoch creating the geographic and demographic framework of modern China. However, he also experiences some personal struggles in perusing his efforts in rising above the ethnic divisions…

Hindu Kush, Persia, and the Gobi Desert. On the way he met a lot of different types of people and had many adventures. In the spring of 1275, they finally reached Shangdu, the summer residence of Kublai Khan. The route they took became known as The Silk Road. Marco lived in China for many years and learned to speak the language. Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler of China at that time, really liked and trusted him and gave him several diplomatic missions and sent him as a messenger to travel to…

Gaozu, all men were given equal amounts of farming land. Men that owned more land had to pay more taxes than those who owned very little, so the government was making good money and the people were kept happy. Many other people kept busy by making silk, ceramics, porcelain, and doing many other jobs. Trade was also very important in the Tang Dynasty. Salt, medicine, gold, silver, and many more valuables were traded internationally and domestically. All of these skills contributed greatly to the…

KEY CONCEPT 2.2 An empire can be defined as a large collection of people across a large range of land that live under a common rule. Empires have long trade routes on land and coastline as well as taxes imposed on their people. Religion was also enforced and attacks from barbarians could be found. Governments included systems of central and local in order to maintain order along with armies in order to defend borders and keep peace. Classical empires encompassed a fewer number of people than…

The Junk Ship is an Ancient Chinese sailing ship which was used throughout Asia for extensive sea voyage. This ship originated in the 2nd century and was used extensively for South East Asian trade between the 17th and 19th century. The highlighted region spans from the South Eastern parts of China, down to Indonesia and out to Japan. Junk Ships were very important for the transfer of goods and wealth throughout this region, as well as religions and cultures. The Junk Ship had a major influence…

Parthian civilizations to the West. As Chinese technology and culture advanced, greater international interactions facilitated the growth of trade. The products exported from China were very high quality specialized goods and commercial crops, like silk, porcelain, and oranges. China’s control of the trade networks directed the flow of wealth and intellectual achievement for centuries. China’s state-of-the-art goods attracted traders from across the continent. This paper will examine why China…

funds for defense and trouble finding patriotic soldiers. As well, a notable group of invaders in China were the Xiongnu who even created the Sino-Xiongnu Wars between 133 BCE to 89 CE. The Chinese and the Xiongnu fought in an important area of the silk road: the western regions of China. Han ended victoriously, but the win almost demolished their government. Most of the Xiongnu went and joined other nomadic people; some joined the Huns which would invaded Rome. Attila, a warrior-king, formed a…

Trade along the Silk Road created important exchanges and interconnections across the Afro-Eurasian world from the spread of cultural values and transfer of raw materials. The 14th century Italian manuscript of a European mounted Knight with a stirrup, relates to ways commerce along the Silk Road created technological advances. This is because the exchange of warfare equipment was more intricate than the transaction of items between empires, it allowed for commerce to set up the important…

organisations, and governments of different countries. For more than thousands of years, people and organisations have been purchasing from and selling to each other in distant geographical locations. For instance, this trading is evident through the famed Silk Road across Central Asia connecting China and Europe during middle ages. However, policy and technological developments of past few years have spurred increases in international trade, investment, and migration extensively that many…