The Silk Robe's Journey In Chang An, China

Do you wonder how we went from trading with nearby countries to countries across the world.The silk road was the first superhighway that stared trade among other nearby regens.First, there had to be something to trade that other regens wanted for them self.In document A the chinese had silk,iron,bronze,gunpowder,and confucianism to trade and central asia had ferghana horse the chinese wanted the ferghana horse that central asia had and central asia want the chinese silk.In 1400 bce the queen of china was eating soup and a silk bug fell in her soup and she saw how beautifully the silk and demanded that her workers would make the silk and then werd got out that the chinese had a soft fabric and then other regions started to trade for the silk.Next,

The king and his nobles all wore Chinese silk robes, after Xuanzang introduced himself it says “the king then honored the monk with thirty silk robes”. At the time, silk was only worn by wealthy merchants, nobles, and kings. Governments had passed laws that only allowed those of high power to wear it. We discussed in class how Silk was used as currency and how it was a luxury good to China, as well as the book, mentioning only the Chinese had made silk. The Nomads would give the Chinese horses in exchange for silk from

Type your Claim/Thesis statement in the box: The Silk Road was where ancient people traded goods like silk and more. Transition + Your own original Reason, Detail, or Fact For example in Document E, Markanda traded 10 ceramic vases for 20 bags of indian pepper(1 pound each) In Document E, Dunhuang traded 1 book of confucian lessons for 1 book of buddhist prayers

1. The thing that motivated and sustained the long-distance commerce of the Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads was the desire of elites for hard-to-find luxury items from distant parts of the Eurasian network, as well as the accumulation of wealth, especially among merchants who participated in the trade.

From Central Asia: Ferghana horses. From Africa: ivory, rhinoceros horn. From India: spices, Buddhism. From Europe: music, glassware.''This may not be all that they had traded, but we do know that they had traded and they had many, many different ways to trade with other civilizations, proving that they had goods to trade and that they would be able to prosper and sooner or later expand into a greater source of trading.That is how the Silk Road was, is, and forever will be legendary, it had goods for trading, it stored cultures, it connected civilizations, and it will and no matter what be the world's first ever super highway. So, the Silk Road was if not the best way to open up trade to the way it is today, it shows so much diversity in so many

One thing being their lucrative Chinese Silk. Chinese Silk was sought by many for it comfort and as a measure of stasis. Roman Empire had a high demand for the lucrative Chinese Silk but inside Rome the demand for silk was causing chaos. The silk clothes being produce in Rome were denounce and being too revealing. Seneca the Younger is quoted saying “if the materials do not hide the body or one’s decency, can they even be called clothes… Wretched flocks of maids labour so that the adulteress may be visible through her thin dress, so that her husband has no more acquaintance than any outsider or foreigner with his wife’s body.” The words of Seneca the Younger caused restricts to be put on how silk was to be worn and who could wear it although this did nothing to stop or even lessen the demand for silk. The Chinese Silk made a lot of profit for they across the Silk Road, Silk was even used as currency and China had a monopoly on the silk in the trade market because no one outside of china would know how to make it till the sixth century. Other things that were traded on the silk road besides silk, that came from china was: bamboo, mirrors, paper, ginger and gunpowder just to name a few. Of course it was not only China exporting on the Silk Road there were plenty of other countries exporting and importing goods, you had goods like: dates, nuts, dried fruit, grapevines, spices, swords, animals, herbal medical, slaves, and precious stone coming from places all over like Siberia, Central Asia, The Middle East, and India. As for trade on the Silk Road goes material things were not the only things the Silk Road leaded to the spread of

When reading a Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, by Fa-hsien I recognized a recurring theme. Fa-hsiens travels, through different kingdoms provides the reader with insight on the life and teachings of Buddha, and the tenets of the religion he founded. Although I recognized many themes, I will reflect on three that I found insightful, and inspiring. They are self-denial, Kindness to strangers, and sacrifice.

Chang’an was very popular for it’s silk, especially during the Tang so they had a lot of traders. Countries like Persian, Rome and Arabian Empire became friends because of trade, and they didn’t just trade goods, they also traded cultures. Because of trading silk, a new route opened for travelers, it was in between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Southern Xinjiang so it made it so much quicker to get to Chang’an. It especially made it easier for the Romans to get to Chang’an.

Nirvana for Sale by Rachelle M. Scott is an anthropological investigation into the intersection of wealth and piety in Thailand Theravada Buddhism. Through ethnographic methods, the book seeks to describe this relationship in a historically situated context. Thus, the book is concerned with cultural praxis within the context of religious discourses about wealth and piety.

Similarly both trade routes had access to salt. Nevertheless, the Trans-Saharan trade route also was able to obtain gold, ivory, metal ware, textiles, pepper, dates, beads, and leather. Consequently the quantity of goods led to an increase in wealth for Ghana. The Trans-Saharan trade route was able to exchange their luxury goods for pottery, glassware, and textiles from Persia, India, and China. Additionally during the 900’s the kings converted to Islam causing wealthy merchants to also convert. On the other hand, overland trade on the Silk Road produced silk, spices, and precious stones. Meanwhile sea-lanes on the Silk Road were capable of carrying bulkier items such as steel, stone, coral, and building materials. Because China was the only country that had cultivators and weavers with an outstanding knowledge of developing techniques, they were able to produce high-quality silk fabrics in classical

During the outward-looking rule of China's Tang dynasty (seventh-ninth century C. E. ), sophisticated people in northeastern Iran developed such a taste for expensive, imported Chinese pottery that they began to imitate it in great quantity for sale to people who could not afford the real thing. And in northern China there was a vogue for beautiful pottery figurines of camels laden with caravan goods or ridden by obviously non-Chinese merchants, musicians, or entertainers. Non-Chinese camel figurines found in Mesopotamia carry loads that duplicate the distinctive appearance of the loads on the Chinese figurines. So it is clear that by the time of the rise of Islam in the seventh century, contact across the Silk

Ving Tsun originated in 17th century China, during the Qing dynasty. The Qing government went to destroy a temple where many monks resided. Five monks, known as the Five Elders, escaped and created this new form of Kung Fu. It was designed to defeat any enemy, no matter their size or strength. It uses precision, speed and technique rather then brute force. The Ving Tsun lineage is passed from generation to generation. A well known master of Ving Tsun is Yip man, who eventually passed his techniques to a new Sifu and so on. There are several Sifus' now that the lineage has fanned out to many students rather then just one.

Long before there were trains, ships and airplanes to transport goods from one place to another, there was the Silk Road. Beginning in the sixth century, this route was formed and thus began the first major trade system. Although the term “Silk Road” would lead one that it was on road, this term actually refers to a number of different routes that covered a vast amount of land and were traveled by many different people. Along with silk, large varieties of goods were traded and traveled along this route both going to and from China. Material goods were not the only thing that passed along this path, but many religions were brought into China via the Silk Road. These topics will be discussed in detail in this paper.

Milarepa’s captivating life story depicts a man willing to commit sins on behalf of his mother’s command to one that decides to leave his family, in order to achieve enlightenment. This autobiography allows him to remain to be a beloved yogin because of his drastic and fulfilling spiritual transformation, thus encouraging Tibetans to seek a similar path to nirvana in their lifetime. However, Milarepa proves that one’s journey to liberation and enlightenment has to be earned and fought for spiritually and psychologically.

Deep within the trees little hooded men walk along a path to meditate and pray dressed in brown robes tied with nautical rope. They dwell in silence and live a life of celibacy. This is what most of think of when we hear the word monk. Throughout the years, monks have always been people of intrigue. They live a different lifestyle than most. They live a life of seclusion far from the mores of modern society, which often makes people ponder who these people really are and why they choose to participate in such a foreign religious movement. This paper will attempt to unravel the mysteries of this peculiar movement of by researching it's origin, the true meaning of a silent lives, and how key leaders have helped to