The Silk Road & Cross-Cultural Encounters
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"...The Silk Road crosses Eurasia, linking separate civilizations from the Mediterranean to Persia to India, and then finally to China..."
Key Terms
- Gupta Dynasty
- Syncretism
- Grand Canal
- Xenophobia
- Central Asian Steppes
- Muslims
- Muhammad
- Caliphs
- Umayyad Dynasty
- Abbasid Dynasty
- Shia
- Sunni
- Quran
Guided Viewing Questions
- What was the relationship between the peoples of coastal China and the northern steppes? How did that relationship influence the direction of Chinese history?
- What impact did the Silk Road exchange have on India under the Gupta Dynasty?
- How did Islam spread as part of the “Old World Web?” What role did global trade play in its spread?
- How was Africa connected to the Silk Road?
- What was the Silk Road? What was its significance?