... in about 100 B.C., a network of overland trade routes formed to carry goods between Asia and Europe. The earliest, most direct and most used route came to be known as the Silk Road, because the most precious Chinese cloth was traded on it. After the discovery of a sea route from Europe to Asia later in the 15th century, the ... Silk Road, along with other land routes were gradually abandoned. As time went on, China became very advanced in technology. In the 83 A.D., the first magnetic compass was developed, where later in ... ...

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... far as the rim of the Tarim Basin, making possible relatively secure caravan traffic across Central Asia. The paths of caravan traffic are often called the "silk road" because the route was used to export Chinese silk. Chinese armies also invaded parts of northern Vietnam and northern Korea toward the end of the second century BC. Han control of peripheral regions was generally ... ...

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... of a merchant/explorer named Marco Polo. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy into a merchant family. In 1271, Marco set out with his father and uncle on a journey, along the Silk Road which was an ancient trade route from Rome to China. Marco Polo recorded the details of his journeys in a book titled, The Description of the World. This book was read ... encouraged Europeans to increase trade with these distant lands. After Marco Polo's travels and writings, trade increased between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Europeans sought such luxury items as silk, porcelain, spices, and jewe...

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... groundwork for these outstanding accomplishments were already apparent in medieval Europe. Although the Renaissance did not make a complete separation from the previous era, three epic discoveries transpired that impacted the road to the modern era. The invention of movable type produced the world's first printing press and first printed book. The famous Gutenberg Bible, created by Johannes Gutenberg between 1450 and ... became more affordable leading to the expansion of education throughout Europe. Another important accomplishment of the Renaissance was the European involvement in voya...

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... of a size and weight never heard of before in this country, some of them measuring sixteen inches ... and in some places even larger. Two men were found dead upon the road all the corn and vines destroyed, windows broken and even houses beaten down ... It is confidently said that from four to five hundred villages are reduced to such great distress ... ... the mercury was at times 50 F below freezing Great fires (were kept) at all the cross roads around which the people gathered in crowds to avoid perishing with cold". The silk and textile industries located in the major cities of Paris...

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