How Did Silk Roads Change From 600 To 1450 Ce

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During the time period between 600 and 1450 C.E. along the Silk Roads the spread of luxury goods, and the spread of diseases and pathogens remained constant(Ancient History Encyclopedia) (About the Silk Road), while there were significant changes such as the Silk Roads reinvigorating during Mongol rule, and the increase of long distance and interregional trade (The Silk Road and Arab Sea Routes)( History Repeating).
During the time period 600-1450 C.E. the increase of population caused many things to stay constant because a large population demands of certain things. One continuity that occurred between dates 600 and 1450 C.E. was the spread of luxury goods. The reason for this continuity is because luxury goods were highly sought-after, so the people that made that good wanted to keep everyone depending on them for that good, which kept the constant flow of luxury goods (Ancient History Encyclopedia). An example of this would be when the Chinese kept the paper making secret to themselves so that everyone would trade through them. Another continuity between 600 and 1450 C.E. was the spread of diseases and pathogens. The reason for this continuity is …show more content…

the rise and fall of Empires caused many things to change because of the different systems each Empire had. One change 600 and 1450 C.E. was the Silk roads reinvigorating during Mongol rule. The reason for this change was because Mongol rule made the Han and Roman empires large and successful, increasing trade (The Silk Road and Arab Sea Routes). An example of this would be the Mongols large population demanding more trading items. Another change between 600 and 1450 C.E. was the increase of long distance and inter-regional trade. The reason for this change is because the development of new technologies made it easier and fair to trade longer distances (History Repeating). An example of this would be the development of the compass, astrolabe, checks, banks, and paper