The ________, which were home to numerous nomadic peoples, including the Mongols, were also devastated, undermining Mongol control and permanently shifting the balance of pastoral and agricultural peoples in favor of established farmers.
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second century ce
During the ________, two Sogdians living in China were influential in translating Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
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Silk Roads
The ________ have their origins in both geography and history.
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Buddhism
________ evolved as it expanded across the Silk Roads from India to Central Asia, China, and beyond.
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Long distance trade
________ across the Sahara, like in Southeast Asia and East Africa, provided both incentives and resources for the building of new and larger political systems.
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North Africa
The introduction of the camel to ________ and the Sahara in the early years of the Common Era marked a key turning point in African commercial activity.
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Persian Empire
The ________ invaded pastoral peoples 'lands in modern- day Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan from the south.
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Eurasia
________ is frequently separated into inner and outer zones that represent very distinct ecosystems as a geographical unit.
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Eurasia
________ gave rise to one of the world's most extensive and persistent networks of interaction among its different peoples, in addition to its numerous unique communities and cultures.
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Buddhism
Conversion to ________ was a consensual process in the oasis cities, with no coercion from invasion or foreign administration.
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Silk Roads
The ________ had a small volume of trade compared to modern global business, and its focus on luxury products limited its immediate impact on most people.
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Central Asian Steppes
The ________, which were home to numerous nomadic peoples, including the Mongols, were also devastated, undermining Mongol control and permanently shifting the balance of pastoral and agricultural peoples in favor of established farmers.
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Elite Chinese women
supplied a portion of the market for these opulent fabrics that symbolized their high rank
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Sogdians
a Central Asian group whose merchants created a durable network of trading with China, played a particularly important role in this process
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Bubonic plague
decimated the Mediterranean Sea's coastal districts, when the disease-carrying black rats arrived via seaborne trade from India, where they originated
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