The Silk Road

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The Silk Road

• By Nate Strout

The Silk Road made China powerful. On the Silk
Road Chinese merchants trade silk, porcelain, and
jade for gold, silver, and gems. The Silk Road
made China what it is today.
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Mongols and Merchants
Mongols, (the main enemy of the ancient and
medieval Chinese) treated Chinese merchants on
the Silk Road very well. Thats odd because
usually, when a country takes over another
country. The enemy of the stronger country is
usually treated like dirt! Not in this case!
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China and Merchants
China treats their merchants badly. They are the
target of heavy taxing. If youre helping the
country earn money, why are you being taxed?
China wanted more control over merchants then
them Mongols. The Mongols let them trade freely
but the Chinese didnt.
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The Chinese Gained

• The Silk Road made China powerful. On the Silk
  Road Chinese merchants trade silk, porcelain, and
  jade for gold, silver, and gems. The Silk Road
  made China what it is today.

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What The Chinese Traded

• The Chinese did not just trade silk for gold,
  silver and other European goods. They also traded
  porcelain, which is special kind of clay often
  painted with blue designs. With this very fancy
  designs, the Chinese merchants often earned more
  than they should of got. They traded jade to.
  Jade a scared gemstone in china. On the Silk
  Road, the Chinese didnt just trade silk.

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• Trade is amazing. First, china was just a
  country. Then, because of trade china became one
  of the most powerful countries. That is why china
  became powerful.