HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: String Instrument, Diamond Sutra, Han Dynasty
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(cid:862)cities, peoples, a(cid:374)d cultures of the ilk roads(cid:863) (cid:862)introduction: encounters and adaptations (c. 100 bce - c. 800 ce)(cid:863: encounters of people, cultures, religion, the way they adapted, the way the places they visited adapted (cid:862)migration of people(s)(cid:863) Hellenistic culture was still maintained however, even after they left: communities to support the monks and monasteries, oases are important in cities, provide irrigation in river. I(cid:373)perial (cid:272)ities (cid:449)ere usuall(cid:455) e(cid:374)d poi(cid:374)ts, also pla(cid:272)es for trade (cid:449)ith the settled populatio(cid:374) there (cid:272)e(cid:374)tres of (cid:449)ealth, (cid:272)ulture, religio(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:448)ed (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) artisans from different countries to their area: petra: city of pink rock. Important for transporting precious goods: greek is the language of business, wealth(cid:455) (cid:271)uilt (cid:272)it(cid:455) of (cid:373)ar(cid:271)le, became business centre: larger scale merchants held offices there, dura-europos: changing fortunes of an oasis town. Samarkand: crossroads of cultures: one of the main cities of the saudis, not imperial capital, became more important in the 14th century.
