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with 4.4 billion people calling it home. Following Marco Polo’s epic tale of an overland journey to China in the late 1,200’s and the marvels he encountered upon the Silk Road before arriving at the great market in Peking , the Venetian travellers exploits spurred a new wave of explorers to find a safer, quicker way to the riches of this far off land. Christopher Columbus was looking for a way to China while accidentally discovering the America’s leaving it to Portuguese mariner Vasco da Gama…

to ride on. 5) The regions that were involved in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were the South China Sea, Chinese and Malays, Indians, Persians, Arabs, and Greek. 6) The evidence that exists to support the claim that the mariners involved in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were more advanced than those who sailed in the Mediterranean, is that the mariners were able to cover large areas of land by sea due to the monsoon winds. While those who sailed in the Mediterranean, rarely left outside…

weapons, silk, china, paper and many technological, as well as political influence in the region of origins. Indians were known for their spices, as the people of East Africa traded slaves, timber, and ivory. All over the world, civilizations were inventing tools and coming up with new ideas on how to better their culture. This is the cornerstone, or backbone of what started a series of the most important events in the world’s history. People of ancient times traveled across land and sea to show…

were able to remain independent. Great Britain's empire in Africa was larger than Great Britain itself. The Ottomans lost all control of all of their colonies in Africa by 1875 and 1914. The British, Dutch/Boers, and Zulus fought for control of South Africa, but in the end the British gained control. When the exploration of Africa began, the leaders of Europe came together to “split-up” the continent, because an agreement of boundaries would occur between them. The problem was there was no…

by most of them, and they consider their race is selected by the God. America is a glorious country; its culture is the collection of cultures from various religions, laws, and different countries or areas. On the contrary, there is no religion in China, so Chinese mythologies of exceptionalism are original from their ancients and 5000 years of continuous history. They have ancestor worship. Patricia Buckley Ebery depicted explicitly in her book The Cambridge Illustrated History…

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 on encounters and trade between the Chinese and South Eastern…

Curtis, Walters AC160365 HS150.3.2 World Civilization Assignment 6_06 February 21, 2017 HS150.3.2 World Civilization The Dynasties of China produced many examples of how the past can dictate the future. Ideas at that time have become familiar in today’s society. And these Dynasties grew to be very different from the ones that were before. During the Sui dynasty, there were some changes. A new system was created – six Ministries with Three Departments. The Departments - Zhongshu Sheng,…

The Silk Road is the most well-know trading route in Eurasia that mixed products and religions across a wide range of cultures and people. Around the first century BCE many trade routes stretching from China to Central Asia merged into one large interconnected route. It allowed other countries to experience new things from different cultures. The Silk Road was the major route of the new wave of religion. It opened long-distance economic relations between civilizations. The silk road did not…

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…

you with a good deed by another person. Buddha challenged the Hindu idea that only the upper class had a chance of being holy, which jeopardized his relationship with the hierarchy of Nepal and India. Buddhism was established in China by travelers of the Silk Road into China. The religion spread quickly as China’s oldest foreign religion. Another important concept in the Han Dynasty was dreams. Dreams are a large segment of ancient Chinese religion. They were interpreted as omens by…