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CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE ON THE SILK ROADS
AP World History
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History
10th Grade
05/13/2009

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In 139 B.C.E., the Chinese emperor dispatched Zhang Qian to central Asia to
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seek allies against the Xiongnu.
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What were favorable conditions for developing long-distance trade during the classical era?
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Empires ruled vast areas and maintained good social order.

 

Under imperial rule many roads and bridges were constructed.

Central Asia was pacified by the campaigns of Han Wudi.

The Ptolemies figured out the monsoon system.

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The monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean
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tied southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and east Africa together in a maritime trade route.
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What is not true with regard to the silk roads?
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The silk roads actually had nothing to do with silk.
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