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    Silk Factory Essay

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    different industries. One of these was the textile industry, where women and children found employment in the silk factories. It was debated on whether or not the benefits of working there outweighed the costs. By looking at the female worker’s life in the silk factory, it is clear that working there is too costly. Wages, working conditions, and managers all show why working in the silk factory is not worth it. Back in the Industrial Age, many factories were unsanitary and had poor working…

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    During the Industrial Revolution, Japanese silk factories were very popular jobs for most women. The Industrial Revolution was the widely expanded production of machine-made goods that commenced in England in the mid 1700’s. Japan and England weren’t the only places being affected by the revolution, the United States and continental Europe were affected as well. Japan didn’t industrialize until more than a century after it arrived in Europe. Women working in the factory faced many hardships…

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    going to start out on a journey on the silk road. First i need to buy some supplies from my hometown beygin. First I will buy some silk pants and some weapons for some self protection. Next I will buy a silk banner ,a silk shirt ,and a glass plate. I also need to buy a sword and a bow and some arrows for protection or trading. The last thing I need to buy is a horse to carry my goods from point a to point b quicker. After i buy my horse I will set out to the silk road from my home town beygin. I…

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    Han Dynasty DBQ

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    development and popularization of the silk road had several positive impacts on China. However, these innovations would eventually cause the fall of the Han dynasty. The Civil Service Exam is one of these innovations. The Silk Road was one of the most revolutionary innovations in all of Chinese history. The Silk Road stretched all the way from China to the Middle East (doc 4). China was known for holding the secret of silk making and China used the Silk Road to trade silk across the Middle…

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    Historically,china has been credited for some of the world‘s most life-changing inventions for many years. For many years China gained much wealth by creating such inventions. Some of the most influential ancient Chinese inventions include gunpowder, the Silk Road, and paper. The accidental discovery of gunpowder was made way back in the 8th century A.D. Chinese alchemist were actually searching for the elixir of life, when it became clear that if you mixed sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter it…

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    during the prehistoric era through 1500 CE. Some events and developments included the Black Death, The Mongol Moment, Silk Roads, and the Agricultural Revolution. Out of all of these the one with the most relevance for my life was the Agricultural Revolution because it increased the population and productivity; the one with the least relevance for my life was the development of Silk Roads because the United States no longer relies on them. Not only did the Black Death affect the population…

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    Manichean Texts

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    Manichean Texts of the Silk Road Tun-Huang was a major destination along the Silk Road. The caves of the thousand Buddhas contained many important manuscripts and pieces of art which have been used by historians to learn about the cultures of the Silk Road. Among these were three Manichean texts written in Chinese. These are the Hymnscroll, the Compendium of the Doctrines of Mani, and the Traité Pelliot. These are significant because they are some of the only written documents we have of the…

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    Trans Saharan Trade Essay

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    forming the Silk Road, since much of the silk that was made came from this region of the world. During the 2nd century B.C.E., the Chinese began forming trade routes that would span across various Chinese territories and then move outward through India and, eventually, into Europe. In this manner, the highly desirable silk products brought from China would inevitably open up a new form of international trade between differing inter-connecting civilizations: “This was what became known as the…

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    Throughout the history of China, the ancient Chinese culture has had changed, ancient China had many developments over many different dynasties, which helped China become a successful society. What made ancient Chinese culture successful was trade on the Silk Road, the rise of the Han and Qin dynasty. The Han dynasty was a period of time when ancient China was in prosperity. Liu Bang (mostly formally known as Emperor Gaozu) has founded and firstly ruled during that time. The Han dynasty has had…

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    the development of the Silk Road. Also, the favored idea by the Europeans, of a route linking many lands together to trade, was also an event that led to the Silk Road. 2) The Mesopotamian border entrepôts and Samarkand, are examples of the impact that the Silk Road had on Asia because goods from other countries were bought and sold throughout different countries, and stops were made along the way to trade with others. 3) The types of products that were traded via the Silk Road that went from…

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