Vocabulary
The Silk Roads
A Trans-Eurasian Link
Cultural Diffusion
The Spread of Buddhism
100
Silk Roads
What is overland trade routes along which silk and other Chinese goods passed to Mesopotamia and Europe?
100
silk
Who knew how to make silk?
100
Europe and Asia
What two continents did the trail stretch?
100
Ideas and cultural customs
What traveled along the Silk Roads?
100
Buddhist missionaries
What entered China along the Silk Roads and introduced their religion to Chinese people?
200
trans-Eurasian
What is involving the continents of Europe and Asia?
200
trading routes in the west
What were Chinese silk important to?
200
provided food, water, and shelter
What did cities along the Silk Road have?
200
one group of people comes in contact with another group of people
When can Cultural Diffusion occur?
200
foreign ideas
What attracted few followers?
300
cultural diffusion
What is the spread of cultural practices and customs to other areas of the world?
300
5,000
How long did the trails stretch to westward to Central Asia to Mesopotamia?
300
sesame seeds, oil, metals and precious stone
What were the exchange goods?
300
Buddhist teachings, and western cultural styles reached China
What were Central Asian military techniques?
400
luxury
What is object or service that is not really needed, but gives enjoyment?
400
100 B.C
What were Silk Roads established?
400
Central Asian Horses
What was one trade item the Chinese valued?
400
Chinese art, silks, and pottery
What influenced China in the west?
400
Japan and Korea from China
What did Buddhism spread?
500
standards
What is rules or practices that are accepted as models?
500
silk, paper, jade, and pottery
What were the goods leaving China?
500
huge global trade network
What was Chinese part of?
500
These allowed new goods, ideas, and customs to enter China.
What allowed the Taklimakan Desert to cross The Pamir's?
500
Chinese Buddhists modified Buddhism
Who modified Buddhism to make it fit better with their own traditions?
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