1. Nomadic Groups Effect Upon Settled Socities
An example of this is when the Xiongnu, a Turkish-speaking people from the Mongolian confederacy received silk and other fine goods from their trade and tributary dealings with the Han dynasty. ... Silk road. ... Chinese wealth, agricultural surpluses and finely produced goods such as silk all attracted the nomads interest. ... The Xiongnu also wore silk, ate with chopsticks and lived in houses of Chinese style. ...
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