Silk Roads Dbq Analysis
The Silk Roads are a network of land and see lanes all over three continents of the world – Asia, Europe and Africa. Starting in the third century BCE, China used the Silk Roads to carry trade goods to the lands of the Mediterranean. Moreover, people from Eurasia and Africa participated in the commercial transactions since the second century BCE. Traders and religious pilgrims travelled the roads for a bigger purpose than just trading: They spread political and religious ideas throughout three continents by sharing their experiences and impressions from travelling on the Silk Roads. Furthermore, they connected millions of people with each other and therefore had a big impact on growth of political culture and religion in the world. I want to
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Its development to a center of trade kept the Xiongnu away and developed peaceful relationships with the Yuezhi. Document 3 of the book shows that drastically. A personal letter from an officer to his wife explains the feelings and emotions they went through: He clearly states that he feels save and happy with being at the frontier and that he appreciates her support. Moreover, the trade of silk affected the payment method – silk served as currency for a short period of time. In addition, the increasing trading connections that were built across the three continents created curiosity about the different cultures. For example when the Romans had commercial contacts with Central Asia, they tried to understand each other: their ways of living, ruling and trading (Document 4). They even sent out people to analyze and experience the different cultures, e.g. Zhang Quian, the expert on the “Western Regions” (page 6). The will to get to know new technologies, philosophies, and ways of doing and thinking resulted in the probably biggest worldwide cultural exchange and transmission in history. The last impact of the trade on politics I could figure out is stabilization. Before the seventh century CE, a long and difficult period of instable empires occurred. The trade on the silk roads stabilized the economy and society at that time, especially because of the spread of
Its development to a center of trade kept the Xiongnu away and developed peaceful relationships with the Yuezhi. Document 3 of the book shows that drastically. A personal letter from an officer to his wife explains the feelings and emotions they went through: He clearly states that he feels save and happy with being at the frontier and that he appreciates her support. Moreover, the trade of silk affected the payment method – silk served as currency for a short period of time. In addition, the increasing trading connections that were built across the three continents created curiosity about the different cultures. For example when the Romans had commercial contacts with Central Asia, they tried to understand each other: their ways of living, ruling and trading (Document 4). They even sent out people to analyze and experience the different cultures, e.g. Zhang Quian, the expert on the “Western Regions” (page 6). The will to get to know new technologies, philosophies, and ways of doing and thinking resulted in the probably biggest worldwide cultural exchange and transmission in history. The last impact of the trade on politics I could figure out is stabilization. Before the seventh century CE, a long and difficult period of instable empires occurred. The trade on the silk roads stabilized the economy and society at that time, especially because of the spread of