Silk

Many will argue that the Silk Road was fueled by the simple economic principles of supply and demand. And in part, this claim is true. But more accurately, the Silk Road depended on humankind’s intrinsic desire for connection and relationships. Surely to start people solely coveted rare and valuable goods from distant lands, but amid times of chaos, peace could be found in the market places, the booming trade cities, and the monasteries along the Silk Road. Bonds were forged along this route,…

The Silk Road, one of the largest and most influential trade routes in the world, has had a massive effect on not only china but a large portion of the world. It stretched from china through to India, Persia, Arabia and Europe and operated from around 114 BCE to 1450 CE. Not only material goods were exchanged, as religions, philosophies, technology and diseases were traded during the length of the Silk Road’s operation. This enormous trade route opened up opportunities for technology, as…

The Silk Road from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. served an extremely important role for the economics of Asia and Europe because it connected empires from the east to the west. While the trade first created for the purpose of trading between Romans Empires and Han Dynasty. Over time, the Silk Road expanded from trading purpose to the spreading of cultures, religions, technology, and as well as epidemic diseases such as the Bubonic Plague. However, goods, and merchants were still traveled along the…

What was life like for those who lingered on the Silk Road? The Silk Road elongated for miles going east and west through China. One might fathom about all the favorable effects of the Silk Road, but what about the opposing facts? Although the Silk Road led to cultural diffusion and other things, no one acknowledges the concepts of how dangerous it could have been for people traveling in caravans, camels, etc. through the Taklamakan desert. The Silk Road had a negative impact by people’s lives…

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…

The Silk Road was not a single route but rather a network of trails. Silk road was not the only Item that was treated gold, gems, glass, ivory, stones dates, grapes, carpets, rugs were also treated. Many of the items That they treated for were a secret and they didn't know how to Make them. For example, Europe was interested in silk and porcelain (they couldn't make it) and some of the effects that the Silk Road had on culture…

this period of time they mapped a route called the Silk Road. The Silk Road was created to carry the many inventions that are part of our daily lives. Many of the inventions created in china helped it to thrive and rule over many other countries efficiently. The Silk Road was a route that was used to connect Asia with Europe through trading peacefully. It was mainly used to transport silk and spices as back then China was renowned for making silk and this is what…

The Silk Road - named for its main export, silk – was, in fact, a series of routes that revolutionised trade in the ancient world. Established in the 2nd century BC, the road connected almost every major ancient super power (Jenkins, 2012) (Mark, 2014). This expansion of intercontinental trade and travel brought about by The Silk Road significantly impacted Asian societies. The adoption of Buddhism in China and economic growth of towns along the route exemplify such change. The Silk Road was…

The Silk Road Started 4,000 years ago that lead to today where we trade things with other Countries, that help with today’s needs. My claim is that The Silk Road was important because if it hadn't happened we wouldn’t know how to trade but thankfully four stable empires (Han,Kushan,Parthian, and Roman) kept the silk road going.First, while trading during the Silk Road people were not strong but they had camels to help carry the heavy things humans couldn’t carry.They were only used for long…

wouldn't be the same without the silk road.The Silk Road evolved the way of trade of goods, services, and ideas.The Silk Road evolved the way of trade of goods, services, and ideas. In Document A it states “From China:” and it lists many goods, but then it also states …”Confucianism”. The Chinese would trade a book or pages on the subject of Confucianism.The document of Confucianism kept changing many civilizations in Eurasia. They traded this idea in document over the silk road which changed…