TRADE BETWEEN AND AMONG THE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS

ABOUT SILK ROADS

Silk Road

What Where

When

-A network of roads, generally going East and West-Ancient Trade routes across Asia -Link China w/ the west

Originated at Sian, China

-200BCE to 400CE-The beginning of cross-culture-Han & Rome

-Great trade routes-Introduce plants-Arts and Music-Religions

Significance

Traded with countries regions and countries such as Asia, Persia, Roman Empire and etc.Traded using both the land routes and sea routesTrade done by merchants, Malay, and Indian mariners

Exports-Spices, cotton textiles, ivory, corals, jewels, etc.

Imports-Works of art, wood and linen textiles

Buddhism also spread from India to other regions on the Silk Road

Wine, olive oil, jewelry,

works of art, iron tools,

bronze goods, wool

Horses, jade, silk

Spices, pepper,

cosmetics, pearls, gems, slaves

Who? Traders of various Asian nationalities & merchants+travelers -The Roman emperors, wealthy citizens: Wants? Newest, luxurious textile(spices, perfumes, silk) -b/c big expansion-> bigger demand for new goodsHow? traveled the silk routes to caravan cities near the Mediterranean(link the ends of the Eurasian landmass)

TAEHO RYU

Q1. What did the people in China trade along the Silk Routes?

They traded High quality silk, ginger, cinnamon, spices, Ivory, Precious stones, Ceramics, Incense, Paper, Spices, Horses and other animals, Hides, Furs, Tapestries and rugs

Q2. Who did they trade with?

China traded with Roman empire, central Asia, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, North Africa through the silk routes.

Q3. What did they want from other places?

China wanted large, strong horses, plants, grapes, pomegranates, walnuts, cucumbers, sesame, alfafa

Q4. Who did the trading?

Individual traders such as merchants and Zhang Qian and embassador named Gang Ying traded with

Q5. How was trade conducted?China traded through the Silk Road and by Indian Sea.

CHINA TRADES ON SILK ROAD

Tae Ho Ryu’s Presentation on Silk RoadTHANK YOU FOR WATCHING MY PRESENTATION

NOMADSWhat s a “nomad”?

NOMADS SETTLERS -Group of people who move back and forth between the same forest and grazing areas-Low human population density -Economic specialization: hunters-and-gatherers , pastoral nomads and peripatetic nomads-Political feature: loose governmental structure; tribal life

-People who reside in one place permanently -Comparatively high human population density -Economic specialization: agriculture-Political feature: existence of more official and formal institution

Roles of NomadsLINKS OF SILK ROAD TRADE

Facilitated commercial trade

Medium of transferring ideas

Technological exchange

Religions along the Silk RoadWHAP - Kim Suyoung

• Buddhism: spread through the Silk Road during the trade

: Buddhist traders: close with other countries-effective trading and religious exchange↑

• Islam:Trading via Silk Road ↑ in Islam Countries

-b/c they have tent cultures

ex) carpets, rugs, tapestries ↑

•Hinduism : developed as the Kush Empire developed – dominating the Silk Road

: Kush Empire adapted Bacteria’s culture to settle down safely.

ex) caste hierarchy, religious organizations, many other Indian beliefs

: many Indian people migrated to the Kush Empire when it developed

•Manichaeism (explanation)

: Songdiana(Manichaeism) predominated the Silk Road and Manichaeism spread via the silk Road

: Religious exchange through the Silk Road formed the religion Manichaeism through the process of

Syncretism

•Confucianism: had negative effect, losing family ties ↑, hard to maintain doctrines of Confucianism

•Zoroastrianism: Persia: silk textile technology ↑,trading ↑, Zoroastrianism spread through the Silk Road

: location of the country – the middle of Asia and Europe

: Songdiana: when its power increases, spread to many other countries

DUNANG

SIGNIFICANCE OF DUNANG FOR RELIGION Digging technology and ability to transfer

water through canals enlarge areas suitable for cultivation

Establishment of other religions in China, especially Buddhism from India (most successful)

“Syncretism of religions rather than a pure conversion”

Buddhist cave temples in Dunang, depicting events in the lives of the Buddha (ex) Mogao Grottoes

Major cities/ ports before 1000 C.E.

- Cantan, Tamralipura, quilon, Calicut, Cambay.After 1000 C.E

-Gwuang Zhou and Hang Zhou

replaced.

THE MAJOR MARITIME TRADE ROUTES

India to Persia, Middle east and North Africa In Arabian and Red sea

Major cities Calicut, Hormuz, Basra, Suez and

Aden

RomanExports:

jewelry, per-fumes, bronze

goods, wool and linen

textiles, pottery,

iron tools, wine, olive

oil, glassware Imports:

food, slaves, animals, spices, silk,

incense, ivory, cotton

ChinaExports: silk, lacquer ware,

votive mirrors, ginger, cin-namon

Imports: horses, spices, pre-cious stones, trepang,

mother-of-pearl

Other Nations- Southeast Asia: fine-spics,

cinnamon, sesame oil- India: sesame oil, pearls, coral, ivory, textile goods,

pepper- Central Asia: horses, jade

- Mediterranean: raw materi-als

Religion Spread-ing of Bud-

dhism+

Hinduism+

Christianity =

Manichaeism

Silk Road~ Traded Goods

~By Grant

What was traded along these routes?