GASA01H3 Lecture 5: Week 5

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16 Apr 2011
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Xuan zang followed one of the ancient routes of the silk road trade that connected east. Asia through central asia with south asia and the mediterranean and europe. Please include some specific examples for your analysis. The silk road did not only economically link each the. Asian empires together, but offered an exchange of goods, cultures, language and practices. According to professor chen, besides its economic impact, these are certain products that contributed to the silk road (in addition to culture and ideas) from china: Silk, gunpowder, paper, compass rhubarb, bamboo, mirrors, ginger, lacquer ware, chrysanthemums (later, tea, porcelain). Plus science and technology such as printing, papermaking, philosophy, confucianism, and daoism. From central asia: furs, walrus tusks, amber, livestock, horses, falcons, hides, copper vessels, tents, saddles, and slaves. From india: cotton textiles, herbal medicine, precious stones, spice, plus. Buddhism/hinduism, science such as medicine, mathematics, and philosophy.

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