Buddhism - indian subcontinent, traditions beliefs, pactices
Buddha - god of buddhism, guatama, main figure, awakened or enlightened, help end suffering
theravada, mahayana - biggest religion in asia, 300 million, theravada is oldest, both branches found around world...
Siddhatha gautama, he was a prince, buddha means awakened one, stupas, 2,500 years ago
silk roads - network of trade routes, 4,000 miles/6,500 km, lucrative chinese silk on the route, Alexander the great, iranian empire, greek invasion, 2nd century BC, mountains/ deserts, goods sold multiple times going from one end to the other, mongols, ming dynasty, cut off, no longer in high demand, no longer a trade route, attempts to restore, over $1 million
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