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From India there were ivory, curry spice, and teas. From the Middle east their were carpets and woven tapestries. From Arabia there were flocks of goats and sheep.

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Travelers from China go to Kashgar to rest get supplies.

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Xi'an was the starting point for the Caravans heading west along the Silk Road.

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Along the path of the Silk Road people gathered in Kashgar.

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Cultural diffusion spread the ideas of philosophies, government, and religion

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Spread ideas about tending herds of grazing animals.

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The Silk Road led us to anew ways of trade that progress throughout time.

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Overall the Silk Route has effected us all today by showing us new ways of transportation and ways to interact with new people in a way that improves the economy

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Due to a marriage, there was an extent in the silk road. The Silk Road was a network or trails, nowhere near a highway that led from oasis to oasis and to market centers in India ,Persia, Russia, and the Middle East.

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China created cultural diffusion with multiple countries especially with the Western Turks and Tibet. They caries silk, tea, and porcelain.

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We can learn that China had a very good economy based on the fact that China did a lot of trade on the Silk Road and traded valuable items for horses from Arabia that they used in the army

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An achievement is that the route helped transport goods

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We have evolved over time by traveling in cars and  boats instead of camels.

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Created 206 BCE

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Another reason is that country's such as Persia and Arabia were relatively stable and wanted to build good relationships with China ( The Silk Road allowed them to do this.)

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One reason the silk road was built was that the Tang Dynasty was very powerful and wanted the economy to flourish.

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One thing that was achieved was cultural diffusion. Along the path of trade, merchants bought porcelain, dried rhubarb, herbal medicines, and fancy silk cloth in city markets to trade to suit the tastes of the Islamic and Byzantine worlds.

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The road allowed China to develop good relations with the Western Turks due to China's good economy.

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The Silk Road was created to trade with other country's and travel to other places.

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The Silk Route was 7,000 miles