PPT-China’s Maritime Silk Road

and International Developments in the South China Sea A Naval Perspective Vijay Sakhuja Director National Maritime Foundation New Delhi Maritime Silk Road Developments in South China Sea . Presented by:. Jean Walker. Director, West Texas Center for Economic Education. College of Business. West Texas A&M University. Canyon, Texas. 1. This . powerpoint. was used in a workshop at ESC 16 in Amarillo on June 26, 2012. It includes Lessons 7. !. . By Justin Greenberg, Rachel . Eisenhart. and Anastasia Pereira . Cut, weave, stich, that’s how you make silk. Okay, that’s not technically how you make silk but that’s part of how to make silk. Listen up, silk is very important epically in china because, in ancient china it was really hard to make silk. The silk road was all so important I’m mean come on with out the silk road we wouldn’t have silk, Chinese food, clay and other Chinese invention. . Through . the Era of the Four Empires. New Interest in the Silk Road: A Shop in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Some Major Silk Road Caravan Routes and Adjacent Sea Routes. Banditry along the Silk Road. A Tang-Era Mural in the Mogao Caves. st. Century Maritime Silk Road and the South China Sea Conflict. David Arase. Professor of International Politics. Johns Hopkins SAIS—Hopkins Nanjing Center. “MARITIME SILK ROAD” AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: . Who did they trade with?. . Who did they trade with?. Not part of the main Silk Road, however, active regional trade. Mediterranean Trade (What). What they traded:. . Animals. Agricultural Products. Silk is a beautiful fabric that is soft and seems to glow. Clothing made of silk was a source of pride and a sign of great wealth. Even the smallest pieces of silk would be proudly displayed by wealthy Romans.. Networks . of Communication and Exchange. The Silk Road. The Silk Road was an important overland trade route which stretched more than 5,000 miles and linked China with the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East and Europe.(McCannon 82). In Roman times Europeans became captivated by the idea of a trade route linking the lands of the Mediterranean with China by way of Mesopotamia, Iran, and Central Asia. The Silk Road, as it came to be called in modern times, experienced several periods of heavy use. China’s Geography. Huang He (Yellow River) 2,900 mi.. Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) 3,400 mi.. Rivers flooded for rich soil. < 12 % land good for farming. Mountains & desert made China ISOLATED. The spread of economic activity, . religion, & disease through trade. What are Impacts of Long-distance Trade?. Provides wealth to civilizations. Gives civilizations access . to foreign products. WORLD HISTORY READERS. Level 1-. ⑤. The Longest Road in the World . What was the Silk Road?. 1. The Silk Road was only one way to travel from Europe to Asia long ago. . 2. In fact, the Silk Road was made up of many roads. They passed through many different places like deserts, rivers, mountains, and forests.. Silk Road World’s Most Famous Trading Network 1200-1453 A.D. Essential Standards 6.E.1 Understand how the physical environment and human interaction affected the economic activities of various civilizations, societies and regions. SILK ROAD. TRANS-SAHARAN. INDIAN OCEAN. I GOT THE HORSES IN THE BACK... AND SOME SADDLES & STIRRUPS TOO. the exchange of people, technology, religious and cultural beliefs, food crops, domesticated animals, and disease pathogens developed across far-flung networks of communication and exchange.. Project of the century?. . 11 April 2019. Viking Bohman. Agenda. What is the Belt and Road Initiative?. Global implications: risks and opportunities. What’s next? . What is the Belt and Road Initiative?.