Sunday, November 6, 2011

Chapter 8 commerce and culture

Reflection:
The landless in Eurasia was majority of humankind. There were a lot of agriculture and had the largest civilization. During this time silk roads started to lay in both geography and history. Many goods made there way through silk roads. It was silk that symbolized Eurasian exchange system. Trade was very important to the people in Eurasia. People learned new things and brought diversity to their culture. In particular Buddhism was the cultural product of Indian civilization which then later spread throughout the world. Not only did religion and goods were spreading but also diseases. These diseases trveled throughout countries and brought a lot of impact, killing many people causing a decrease in population. Diseases, however, gave people an idea to find a way to treat these people. This led to medicine and different cures. People started to gain knowledge which allowed people to survive. During this time there were many exchanges going on. People did trade across the indian ocean. Sea roads were a catalyst for change this incised southeast Asia, srivijaya, east Africa, and Swahili civilization. There were also sand roads for exchange across the sahara. A lot of trade happened within civilizations bringing in new knowledge. Trade alllowed country to communicate with one another. This all leads to a modern world.

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