Transcript Silk Road ppt

On the Silk Road
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• During the Han period, Chinese traders
grew rich by sending expensive goods
around the world
– Silk
– Jade
– Cast Iron goods
– Peaches & pears
+ All the inventions
From this lesson
New Contacts with the West
• China’s trade increased as a result of
exploration
– Zhang Qian (Jahng chyehn) explored areas
west of China
• Found horses
• Han Wudi wanted horses for soldiers
• In exchange for horses, Chinese traded silk
Trade expands
• Silk road was not one road. It was a
network of trade routes
• 4,000 miles long
• Stretched from China to Mediterranean
Sea
Goods Traded
• Horses, silk, spices, fruits, vegetables,
flowers, and grains, peaches, pears,
cotton, paper etc…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfeeNq-Qyg
• 10 mins
“The Golden Age”
• The Han Dynasty = the Golden Age for
China
• Why is it called this?
• Any time a civilization experiences _____
Then, it will be called ____________.
Buddhism Reaches China
• Silk Road spread knowledge, culture, and
religions. == > Cultural Diffusion at its best
• Buddhism spread along Silk Road from India
to China
Why Did the Han Dynasty
Collapse?
• Weak and dishonest emperors
• Corrupt officials
• People began to rise up and rebel against
Han rulers
• Civil war divided China
• Remained divided for 400 years
Buddhism Wins Followers
• Civil War frightened many Chinese
• Many people turned to Buddhist ideas
• Followers of Confucius and Daoists
admired Buddhist ideas
• By A.D. 400s Buddhism became one of
China’s major religions