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For centuries, the "Silk Road" was a network of trade routes (
both terrestrial and maritime routes) which facilitated cultural
interactions, connecting Asia with Africa, the Middle East and
Southern Europe. How did the "Silk Road" ma k e the Afro -
Eurasia world a more interconnected place in late antiquity
and in the Middle Ages ? How did t he Silk Road shape
major historical events (such as nomadic invasion , the rise of
new religions, or the discovery and destruction of many
cultures in the Americas)?
more details:
the question "how did the silk road shape major historical
events...such as the discovery and destruction of the Americas?"
should be
thought of as *why did the Europeans go looking for another
route to India
and China in the first place?* and *how did the Americas
change
international power dynamics and trade after their discovery
and
destruction?*
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 For centuries, the Silk Road was a network of trade routes ( .docx

  • 1. For centuries, the "Silk Road" was a network of trade routes ( both terrestrial and maritime routes) which facilitated cultural interactions, connecting Asia with Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. How did the "Silk Road" ma k e the Afro - Eurasia world a more interconnected place in late antiquity and in the Middle Ages ? How did t he Silk Road shape major historical events (such as nomadic invasion , the rise of new religions, or the discovery and destruction of many cultures in the Americas)? more details: the question "how did the silk road shape major historical events...such as the discovery and destruction of the Americas?" should be thought of as *why did the Europeans go looking for another route to India and China in the first place?* and *how did the Americas change international power dynamics and trade after their discovery and destruction?*