HIST 1010 Lecture 8: Silk Roads
18 Feb 2019
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Spread a moral code based on buddhism called dhamma. Ruled over most of the india subcontinent. Carved inscriptions placed all over the empire. Tells in the 8 years of fighting against kalinga but gets upset of the great number of resulted deaths. Battle made him decide to forgo violence and converts to buddhism. Tolerance of others, obedience to the natural things, and respect for all earth"s life forms. Buddhist perspective of dhamma emphasizes all ethical living and compassion. The place you go in and never come out of . The most dangerous part of the silk road. Towns built around the mountains inside the dessert. Lethally hot in summer and fatally cold in the winter. Companies of men and animals that traded goods across trade routes. Dynasty in power when china becomes involved with the silk roads . Came into power because of want of arabian horses from bactria and began communicating with trade to get horses.
