ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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the Huns and Mings
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the wealthy and poor
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the Arabs and Chinese
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the Wongs and Abulas
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the Silk Road? The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia. It was a major conduit for trade between the Roman Empire and China and later between medieval European kingdoms and China.
Detailed explanation-2: -An abundance of goods traveled along the Silk Road. Merchants carried silk from China to Europe, where it dressed royalty and wealthy patrons. Other favorite commodities from Asia included jade and other precious stones, porcelain, tea, and spices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Silk, first produced in China as early as 3, 000 B.C., was the ideal overland trade item for merchant and diplomatic caravans that may have traveled thousands of miles to reach their destinations, says Xin Wen, a historian of medieval China and Inner Asia at Princeton University.