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"Major points of activity during the Roman-Han and Mongol periods, stretched from the Mediterranean to East Asia."- Religions of the Silk Road

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As a result of trading, diseases were spread- Center for Global Education

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Ideas, inventions, devices and techniques were spread along the Silk Road- Center for Global Education

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But under the Mongols in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, a group of Chinese workmen set up a papermaking establishment in Samarkand. Their product quickly spread by trade and imitation, and paper soon supplanted other writing materials in most of western Eurasia.

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But under the Mongols in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, a group of Chinese workmen set up a papermaking establishment in Samarkand. Their product quickly spread by trade and imitation, and paper soon supplanted other writing materials in most of western Eurasia.

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People traded foods so that's how some countries have fruits that aren't native to the country- Center for Global Education

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Another invention that spread entirely across Eurasia was the noria, or irrigation waterwheel

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Inventions cause other inventions ideas to be made

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Every country has different ideas and inventions that can be traded and make stronger, more advanced civilizations

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Products spread by trade and imitation- Center for Global Education

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the Black Death plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century is believed to have come via the Silk Road from Central Asia, where plague is endemic among local rodents.

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Long distant trips can bring some unexpectedly bad side effects. For example the Black Death Plague is believed to have come from the Silk Road- Center for Global Education

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Good ideas and innovation travel easily—and far.

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Good ideas and innovation travel easily—and far.

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The silk road brought different inventions and ideas between Europe, Middle East, and China. This helped advance all these countries and spread religion and governing systems across all these areas. This proves that collective learning and learning from other places is always beneficial to a civilization

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It was the ancient network of trade routes from China to Europe