How Silk Road monasteries supported merchants and travel

Silk Road monasteries also worked like travel stops

Buddhist merchants supported monasteries along trade routes, and the monasteries gave travelers places to stay. They also became centers of reading, culture, and trade. Religious growth and long-distance trade could therefore help each other.

Germany reunited without creating a new state

In 1990, East Germany’s five re-created states joined the existing Federal Republic, the state that had been West Germany. That same state continued with its political culture, Western alignment, and international memberships.

Rome raised taxes after losing African revenue

When Vandals captured Carthage, the Western Roman Empire lost African tax income equal to the cost of nearly 40,000 foot soldiers or more than 20,000 horsemen. The regime raised taxes even though peasants could pay no more, while protecting displaced landowners and letting wealthy people avoid taxes.

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How Silk Road monasteries supported merchants and travel

Silk Road monasteries also worked like travel stops

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