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31 05, 2017

What was the Silk Road? Central Asian Economy

By |2018-09-26T08:36:48-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, Economy|Comments Off on What was the Silk Road? Central Asian Economy

Mongol herdsman Hunting wild animals The first people moved into Central Asia about 50,000 BC. They were probably following the big animals that they hunted for food and leather skins [...]

24 05, 2017

African Economy – Early Modern

By |2019-05-21T19:54:33-07:00May 24th, 2017|Africa, Economy|Comments Off on African Economy – Early Modern

Early modern African economy: Guinea Cloth (Cotton) Early Modern African economy In the late 1400s AD, Portuguese traders figured out how to sail to West Africa instead of getting there [...]

19 05, 2017

What is Ivory? History of Ivory

By |2019-10-10T06:55:47-07:00May 19th, 2017|Africa, Art|Comments Off on What is Ivory? History of Ivory

What is ivory? History of ivory: An elephant using her tusks What is ivory? Ivory is the same thing as elephant tusks (but see below). Elephants grow these long teeth [...]

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