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This 6 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the Silk Road, considering how it was used and the way that it facilitated the exchange of ideas and beliefs as well as goods. The second part of the paper looks at some of the reasons which may have contributed to the reasons behind China's long and stable political history. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Europe. The route was named after the main good that was traded along the way; Silk. Silk was a unique product of China, which was in demand in other areas;
it was the driver for the expansion and reinforcement of the Silk Road (Major and Fieser, 1996, p2). The development of the Silk Road which was extended and entrenched during
the during the Han dynasty1 (Christian, 2000, p14), not only did it facilitate trade in silk it also allowed for the trade in other goods as well as the spread
of ideas and technology and can be seen as an influencing factor on the way many civilizations developed. Effectively the Silk Road was a conduit for ideas and new goods
and technology and although coming to the fore under the Han Dynasty, the prehistoric routes also facilitated exchanges of culture and knowledge (Christian, 2000, p18) When looking at the impact
of the Silk Road it is also important to note that although referred to as a singular road, there were several routes and branches and good would often be carried
by different agents along different sections of the road. It is by looking at the different types of exchanges which took place the real value of the road may be
appreciated. The initial transactions were based n trade, while silk was a desired product; the Chinese were also responsible for the development and proliferation of paper, which spread along
the Silk Road. The invention is recorded as being officially reported to the Chinese throne in the year 105 CE, however evidence suggest it was in use long before this
and appears to have been developed at the same time that the Silk Road was flourishing. Paper was useful to the Chinese government due to the large amount of documents
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