Silk Road and Global Exchange Flashcard

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What is the main idea of the introduction section?

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Modern global exchange is unprecedented.

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What was the Silk Road?

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A network of multiple routes.

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Who were the Scythians?

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Nomadic tribes on horseback from Hungary to Mongolia.

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What was the Persian Royal Road?

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A road completed by Darius the First in the 5th century BCE.

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What did Zhang Qian report to the Han Emperor?

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Stories of sophisticated civilizations and prosperous trade.

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What caused an outflow of gold from Rome?

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The demand for Chinese goods.

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What religion migrated from India to China and Japan?

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Buddhism

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What led to the decline of the Silk Road?

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The rise of new maritime technologies.

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What did Europeans seek after the decline of the Silk Road?

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New maritime routes to East Asia.

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What is the impact of globalization today?

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It shapes our lives like never before.