-LONG DISTANCE TRADE

-CULTURAL EXCHANGES

-BIOLOGICAL EXCHANGES

RISKY TRADE (removed)

Trade changed with increased political stability, leading to economic growth.  Investments were made in roads, improving and increasing trade.  This lead and encouraged people to trade, brings new interest in other places and leads to travel.

Once new routes were established, individuals learn from each other and expand ideas, cultures, and knowledge to many regions.

SILK ROADS

[200 BCE-300 CE]

CULTURAL EXCHANGES

Intentional movements of religions

[Buddhism]

-by the 3rd c, Buddhism was found as far north as Northern India

-Continues to spread around the Himalayians to Bactria (Greece city in present day Afghan)

-Buddhism was successful in traveling because of its attraction to merchants

CULTURAL EXCHANGES

Intentional movements of religions

[CHRISTIANITY]

-Christianity is eager to begin relocating due to persecution

-Paul of Tarsus [5-67 CE] desires to move beyond the local Jewish communities; became successful among the Greeks and Western Mediterranean

GREGORY THE WONDERMAKER

[213-270 CE]

-epells demons

-moved boulders

-diverted a river

-many believed he had supernatural powers

-worked to the east of Paul in Anatolia

-2nd c CE had grown throughout Mesopotamia and to India

- In India the christians were impressed with those who rejected the material world [Jainism]

- Some even adapted to becoming hermits, believing this would increase spirituality. 

5th c CE there was a split between the Eastern and Western Christians due to differences

[165-180 CE] First outbreak of smallpox epedemic

[251-271 CE] a 20 year epedemic of smallpox

Between [250-266] 5k/day died in Rome

-diseases included smallpox, measles, and bubonic plaque

-populations decreased

-panic set in

-economies shrank because the economy was based on trade and travel

-moved towards a regional self-sufficiency to avoid contact w/those outside the region

-MEASLES fever, rash, can lead to pneumonia

-SMALL POX fever, puss spots with rash, pneumonia

-BUBONIC PLAQUE fleas from rats bite people and physical manifistations are high fever and blotches

ROME population decreased from 60 million in 0 CE to 40 million by 400 CE

CHINA population decreased from 50 million in 0 CE to 45 million by 600 CE

An emperor was killed in each epedemic confirming that the disease was no respect of person

-STABILITY

-SPREADING OF KNOWLEDGE

-GROWTH

-CONTACTS

-DISEASE

-NEW THREATS