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(end of silk road (Neglect of the oases (no more water, neglect of…
end of silk road
Neglect of the oases
no more water, neglect of irrigation system
Sudden arrival of Islam
Conversion from Buddhist civilization to Islam caused collapse T'ang dynasty
Ming dynasty: China stopped contact with the West completely
Silk road: Ferdinand von Richthofen
trade
silk
Stories on silk
empress Lei-Tsu of emperor Xuanyuan drank tea in garden when cocoon fell in her cup
Princess of Khotan (SOGDIAN): Woman came from China, had to marry in Khotan (India) and smuggled silk in her hair
Fuxi and Nuwa created silk
Nestorian monks under Lustinian to Constantinople
first silk manufacturering in China- 4000-3000 Bc
Sogdian letters
Silk road also had human traffecking
Sogdians; important as middlemen for trade
sogdian language was used for translating Buddhist texts
5 important letters discovered by Aurel Stein
Dunhuang
ideas
cross-cultural exchanges: religion and cultures
religions
Buddhism
1 AD. Buddism begin to spread from India into Central Asia by Buddhist monks and pilgrims
Christianity
Judaism
Zorastrism
Manichaeism
Islam