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This is an online copy of a book entitled "Religions of The Silk Road - Overland Trade and Cultural Exchange from Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century." The book pertains to the subject area of Central Asia and Trade by highlighting the complex relationships that existed and still exist between the peoples of Central Asia as a result of proximity and through the silk trade. The primary focus is on religion specifically, about how outside religions like Islam and Buddhism have had dramatic effect on the region through cultural exchange by way of the silk road. The ever-changing cultural landscape of Central Asia during this period is also documented here. Link: [|Religions of the Silk Road]

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The book //Agricultural and pastoral societies in ancient and classical history// is a compilation of academic articles about various cultures throughout the world and in history. Of particular importance to the topic I am studying, there is a chapter called "The Silk Road: Overland Trade And Cultural Interactions in Eurasia" by the professor Xinru Liu. The piece gives a wonderful, mostly historical description of the Silk Road. It discusses the interactions between Eastern, Chinese culture and the Western cultures of Greece and Rome by way of the Silk Road. She also writes about the influences of various religions like Bhuddism, Christianity and Islam on the region. The chapter also talks about silk itself and how it came to be such an important trade good throughout the known world. I think this would be an invaluable resource for someone trying to get an idea of what kinds of interactions there were via the silk road. Link: [|Xinru Liu - The Silk Road]

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Journal of World History Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 1-26 Published by: University of Hawai'i Press []

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The floodplains along the Nile constitute an important but as yet little utilized series of laboratories for the comparative study of the origins and interaction of ancient civilizations.

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Hello, my name is Ian Germaine and I am an anthropology major at UCF. I've always had a keen interest in cultures and the interactions between different cultures so I figured anthropology would be a good field for me. My particular area of interest is Native American tribes of the Eastern Woodlands, specifically the Odawa and the other Anishinaabe peoples surrounding the Great Lakes. I look forward to this class, it should provide some interesting discussions.

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@http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/toc/index.html

This website is an excellent resource for information pertaining to the Silk Road in Central Asia. It has historical timelines, scholarly journals and traditional folkloric information from the region.


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This image is an outline of some of the trade routes that went through Central Asia circa 800 A.D.

Source: @http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Geography/silk_road.htm