Silk

China to the West. The trade route by the name of the Silk Road, carried goods and ideas between the great civilizations of Roma and China. From the first to the sixteenth centuries, various regions such as Rome, India, Asia, Africa and more relied on trade in order to exchange goods. Many merchants like Marco Polo traveled along the silk road and were able to pave the way for many English merchants after him. Without the advancement of the silk road, ideas and cultures would not have been able…

important result from trade routes is the expansion and transfer of religion along with it. Some of the religions benefitting from travel and passing along knowledge and stories were Buddhism, Christianity, and Islamic faith. During the time of the Silk Road, Buddhism received the most traction; it was passed through the trade routes and was practiced more often. Ahmad Ibn Fadlan was a Muslim scribe on a mission to record what happened in the lands of mostly Turkic Pastoralists with a side goal…

the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a trade route opened during the Han Dynasty after a soldier traveled along the road for the purpose of breeding Chinese army’s horses with the horses of the Duyuan, who were descendants of Alexander the Great. When the soldier reported back to the emperor about the other civilizations he had come across in his travels and speculation about what else could be gained from trading with the west, the Silk Road was opened for western trade. (Mark, 2014) The Silk Road…

The Silk Road is one of the most famous trade routes that have ever existed. It has done a lot more for countries than just allowing for trade between countries. The Silk Road has allowed for different cultures to travel and enter into new places where new religions, art, and culture can flourish. We will look into how the Silk Road came into existence, the trade that took place on the path, and how cultures were able to spread across new lands. First we must look into how the Silk Road was…

The Silk Road was an ancient trade route, which ran from China and India to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Goods, such as Chinese silk and Indian spices, were traded along it using camels on the overland route (Newitt, 2005, pp. 2-3). Portugal, being located on the Atlantic coast, was therefore at the fringe of the Silk Road. However, Portugal managed to create a colonial empire despite being a country of marginal importance in the early Middle Ages (Disney, 2009, p. I). The Silk…

Have you ever wondered how important trade really is in the world today and how it impacted human health? The Silk Road was a network of trade routes where goods, ideas, technologies, and diseases were passed along throughout Eurasia on camel caravans. The name “The Silk Road” can be misleading because silk was not the only item that was traded on this trade route. Other items, such as metals, gems, glass, horses, and spices were important items of trade (Upshur). Many people think trade only…

1. The Silk Road came into being partially due to the Parthians, Chinese General Zhang Jian, and trade with the nomads. The Parthians were a dynasty established by a nomadic leader in order to avoid the Seleucid kings’ control after Alexander the Great’s empire. It helped establish the Silk Road because it was located at the threshold of Central Asia and it shared customs and traded with nomads to the east. In 228 B.C.E., Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty sent general Zhang Jian across Inner Asia to…

the Silk Roads. How does trade bring societies together, and how does it create tensions? How does long-distance trade contribute to both the expansion of empires and the "fall" of empires? The advantages of the Silk Roads are that the Silk Roads is that it connected the world. The trade route connected Central Asia, the Mediterranean, China, and Japan. This allowed for the exchange of ideas and technologies. Another advantage is that it had an economic impact on many countries. As the Silk…

transformed civilizations. The Silk Road has intentionally and unintentionally transformed civilizations. Document two states that “caravans of traders carried silk, tea, and pottery westward.... Religious practices like Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity spread from the Silk Road. In the city markets, traders from the East and West helped spread traditions, art and culture. Inventions such as gunpowder, paper, and the magnetic compass also gain popularity along the Silk Road.” This means the…

Silk was a luxury, once only for the upper class, but as time went on, silk became more easily available to many other people. The Chinese were the brilliant inventers of silk. Silk originated in the Medieval Era and started in Asia. It eventually made its way to Europe with the creation of the Silk Road. Silk was used for many reasons like trading, clothing, weapons, payment, and even to just earn money. When silk was first invented, there were no machines to make silk items. The first…