Frontiers of Civilization: from Ancient Times to Modern Times
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From ancient times to the 18th century, particularly grand exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations took place along the Silk Road that traversed Asia and Europe. The opening up of the Silk Road began with the mutual attraction between civilizations. The fundamental driving force behind its ability to last for thousands of years lies in mankind's shared desire for wealth and yearning for a beautiful civilization. "Frontiers of Civilization: From Ancient Times to Modern Times" is a new interpretation of Silk Road civilization. The book examines the civilizational exchanges of various Eurasian peoples on the Silk Road from a large-scale, long-term, and historical perspective, and divides this three-thousand-year history into four grand chapters: from the prehistoric Silk Road to the hollowing out, the ancient East and the West met for the first time; the gods entered China during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the four major civilization systems The convergence of borders in the Western Regions began to form a diverse trade and cultural exchange network; during the Song and Ming Dynasties, spices came from the east, porcelain went to the west, and Chinese products reached Central Asia and as far away as Europe via the Maritime Silk Road; in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties, missionaries came from the east, kicking off the mutual learning of civilizations between China and Europe from imagining foreign countries to the East-West debate. At this point, the Silk Road finally closely connected the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, that is, the civilized world before modern times.
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