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many years. When hearing the idea “silk road” one may think it is a road made out of silk, but that is not true. It was not just a road; the Silk Road was simply a trade route connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia and the other connecting Central Asia to China. In addition to this, there were many sea routes. That being said, the Silk Road did not only take place on roads, but by water too by the use of caravan.

From the view point of author James A. Millward, The Silk Road was more than caravans and tents, it was an ancient form of globalization, and it was more than just a one lane road. Millward brings up three points that solidify his point of view. Idea one is, "Yet the idea of the Silk Road-or silk roads-has come to mean many things beyond brocades and caravans, and in its broadest concept...it stands for the idea that humanity has thrived most when connected across its far-flung habits by the exchange

Many historians have been interested in the ancient Mongols and the impact they have had on our life today. One of the big questions they have been exploring is if the Mongols had a positive or negative impact on the world during their rule in Asia. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a negative impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing the overrule of Asia, strict rules, and harshness. First off, the Mongols overruled Asia. Document one in

The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. It performs five general functions to promote the effective use of the U.S economy. They work to provide fallback on banks and ensure banker’s money up to 250,000 in each bank. It tries to provide security and stability in the economy and trust in the nation’s banks and minimizes risk involved in trusting the US banking system. The chairman is Jerome H. Powell, with the vice chairman being Randal K. Quarles. There are 12 main districts

The Maya people use everything they take. One must not overlook the significance of the Mayans culture. Many will disagree that the Mayans did not provide the materials and products used today but, they have many different outputs on lives daily. The message of their culture also has to do with farming, sports (the ball game), and language. Farming was a large role for the Mayas. There way of life still impacts us today. In fact, the Mayans grew many crops mostly for food but some could be grown

Webb’s “Depth of Knowledge” Levels Homework #22: DOK Level 1 – Question: Who were the Mayans? The Mayans were the indigenous people of Mexico and most of Central America who have developed one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian civilizations. They inhabited numerous territories including some parts of modern-day southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, western Honduras and western El Salvador. The initial settlement of these indigenous individuals dates back all the way to 1800 B.C. DOK Level 2

Creating Your Arguments The Mongols undeniably killed millions of people in their conquest of foreign lands: historians debate exactly how many, but there is no doubt that the Mongol invasion was a tragedy of epic proportions for those in their path. However, when we look beyond the initial conquest, we need to ask, “what were the long-term effects of the Mongol empire”? When we do, we see a lot of positive effects that left the lands they occupied permanently changed, and in many ways for the better

Documentary Film 1 Aaron Gundersen Art 305 This review will focus on the documentary Cracking the Maya Code. Chinese is considered one of the most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn because of the unique grammar and how they have a symbol for every word in their language. Mayan is much harder for reasons we will get to. It was thought to be impossible until recently. The documentary Cracking the Maya Code explains how we were able to take a language that was considered impossible

Guatemala is totally centralized by transportation, communications, business, politics, and the most important urban activity takes place in the capital of Guatemala City. In which numbers are around of two million inhabitants within the city limits and more than five million in the metropolitan, constituting over a third of the country's population. Agriculture in Guatemala is a very rich country. Guatemala is one of the most exporting countries in the world for its diverse species. They offer

Republica de Honduras, also known as Honduras is visited by tens of thousands of people every year, regardless of having the highest crime rate in the world. One of the most visited islands in Roatan. The main language is Spanish and some of the Immigrant languages include Arabic, Armenian, Turkish, and Yue Chinese. Three major geographical regions include the interior platue of hills and mountains, the Caribbean lowlands, and the Pacific lowlands. The interesting country of Honduras is filled with