Buddhism Spreads from India to China
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Objective
I can analyze the social and cultural factors that facilitated the spread of Buddhism from India to China.
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Warm-up video
Finance History · 6:33
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The Silk Road was not one single road, but a web of constantly shifting paths that connected dozens of cultures across three different continents.
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The Silk Road operated through a system of relay trade, where goods changed hands multiple times before reaching their final destination.
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Beyond luxury items, the Silk Road facilitated the spread of transformative ideas like paper, gunpowder, Buddhism, and Islam.
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Practice
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According to the video, what was the most important cargo that moved along the Silk Road?
Explain how the 'relay trade' system worked along the Silk Road and why it was necessary.
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“Based on the video, identify two social or cultural factors that helped Buddhism spread from India to China along the Silk Road.”
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