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 | That is very interesting what else did the silk road do? | |
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| Apart from Chinese exquisite goods, many Chinese advanced technologies were also exported to the west, such as the silkworms breading, silk spinning, paper making, printing with movable type and gunpowder. | |
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| All this from one raod? | |
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| Yes sir! many people belive it was the first true form of globalization. | |
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| Now I've heard that in Europe there was a rise of the middle class, could you maybe expand on that? | |
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| The rise of the middle class was a result of the industrial revolution. The "middle class" first appeared in Europe in the late middle ages, with the revival of trade and development of structures (armies, diplomatic marriages, endowments) that could convert money into power. Those who amassed wealth found themselves began to compete for power during the Renaissance, and by the 18th century, had successfully created a system that touched the entire globe. | |
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