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NAWH Ideas Travel the Silk Road

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To what extent is the Silk Road an example of globalization?

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What influence might the location of Constantinople have on the power of the middle east?

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Which of the following is FALSE?

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What effect did the Silk Road have on the transfer of knowledge?

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This map shows all of the major trade routes in the Old World up to 1500. What two cities did the actual "Silk Road" portion of those trade routes connect from farthest east to farthest west?

The explorer Zhang Qian had told Emperor Wudi (Han Dynasty) that there was a special breed of horses of great stamina in the Fergana Valley, which would equip China with a formidable cavalry. Delighted, the emperor allowed the trading of silk with the inhabitants of the Fergana region, which led to what would become the Silk Road. A first-century B.C. poem, part of the chronicle of China’s history, the Shiji, marks the arrival of the first of these steeds: The heavenly horses arrive from the Western frontier / Having traveled 10,000 li, they come with great virtue. / With loyal spirit, they defeat foreign nations / And crossing the deserts, all barbarians succumb in their wake! Later, during the Tang period, the horse became a status symbol, a kind of sports car of its day. The breed, however, no longer exists, and is preserved only in paintings and sculptures. (source: National Geographic)
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Read the source embeded in tab "A". What impact did horses have on the Silk Road and what invention further improved the effectiveness of horse travel?

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Which of the following was NOT spread on the Silk Road?