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What has changed the world to what we know it as today? What do you think it was? Was it lights? What about trade? Could it have been clocks that tell us the time, or the paper that we write on today? Where did these items come from? The Silk Road… The three most important effects that happened to the world where social, technology, and science. First of all, social/culture changed the world because it brang Silk, grapes, Noodles, horses, and silver that people use today. Silk was traded on from the Silk Road from china. According to the NEWSELA Article, “ The main purpose of the Silk Roads was to trade goods.” They traded silk, gunpowder, compasses… Noodles and pasta were brought along because of the Silk Road. Noodles originally came from China. Marco polo traveled the Silk Road and he brang back noodles to Italy. They had traded animals for other animal. The Article also said, “ Travelers on the silk road also spread social, religious, and philosophical ideas. They learned each other's languages and exchanged technology.” These things where made in China but traded on the Silk Road. …show more content…

People today use paper for plenty of things like in books and to make money… According to the NEWSElA Article, “New technology encouraged more trade.” “The invention of paper, money allowed traders to do business on a larger scale.” Also the Article says, “Because of the Silk Roads, Afro-Eurasia grew larger in population. Its people were more connected through trade and exchange than people in the other world zones.” Those things helped make technology

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