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How were the various peoples of Europe and Asia affected by travel along the Silk Road?
They changed their currency systems to make buying products easier.
They blended their artistic traditions with traditions from other cultures.
They discarded their religious beliefs when they learned of other religions.
They created writing systems when they learned papermaking techniques.
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They blended their artistic traditions with traditions from other cultures.
Explanation: Long-distance trade on the Silk Road carried not only goods but also artists, craftsmen, styles and motifs. Examples include Greco-Buddhist sculpture in Gandhara (Hellenistic forms fused with Indian/Buddhist subjects), Sogdian and Persian decorative motifs in Central Asian textiles, and Chinese influences in Central Asian painting and ceramics. Religious and technological exchanges did occur, but people rarely simply discarded beliefs or created whole new writing systems because of papermaking, and while currencies circulated, the most notable and widespread effect was artistic and cultural syncretism.
Explanation: Long-distance trade on the Silk Road carried not only goods but also artists, craftsmen, styles and motifs. Examples include Greco-Buddhist sculpture in Gandhara (Hellenistic forms fused with Indian/Buddhist subjects), Sogdian and Persian decorative motifs in Central Asian textiles, and Chinese influences in Central Asian painting and ceramics. Religious and technological exchanges did occur, but people rarely simply discarded beliefs or created whole new writing systems because of papermaking, and while currencies circulated, the most notable and widespread effect was artistic and cultural syncretism.
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