What nations did they know back then?
2006-12-29 08:51:13 · 8 answers · asked by Pichka 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Romans did trade with China but if this was by camel caravan Romans and Chinese would not have met as the goods would have been handled by intermediaries. The Dragon on the Welsh flag had its origin in patterns on imported Chinese silks used by Roman soldiers stationed in Britain.
India was known to the Greeks as Herodotus mentioned them and your other answers mention Alexander's invasion of what is now Pakistan and north west India.
There is also a story about Roman travellers to China bringing back silkworms.
As in the middle ages the extent of contact would have depended on relations between Rome and the Persian Empire and the state of central Asia through which goods had to pass.
2006-12-30 02:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by David P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
Two hundred years earlier Alexander "The Great" made it to India (The land of the great Hindu people), so they did "know"the Indians after Alexander crossed the Hindu Kursh (those big mountains) and well people in India told them about the Chinese and Mongols, etc..
If you be American's lets call our folks "Native Americans",
Columbus was responsible for the label.
Simple.
We all try and help each other here.
I live in Southern Colorado and lived a while back in Northern New Mexico home to many Native Americans. Actually not "bad" to call them Indians but never it school related stuff as it confuses people. But out of respect we should first use "Native AMericans" until we hear them use the other word.
2006-12-29 18:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese yes American Indian no however they did trade with India this was done out of Constantinople which was under their control take a look at maps of the old trade routes most of this came through the red sea and caravan routes running through the Persian empire
2006-12-29 17:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the romans did try to get to know the indians & the chinese but after they kicked off at one of the romans dinner parties they stoped talking
2006-12-29 16:54:34 · answer #4 · answered by gina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 1 BC I guess they knew the Egyptians, the Greeks... the Jews... the Germans (forget term they use for Germans).... oh and The French.
I seriously doubt they knew the Chinese in 1 BC.
2006-12-29 16:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well not the Idians from amercia since the vikings didn't even land in North Nm. until 1050 so probably not. Maybe chinese
2006-12-29 16:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by phatpat4321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not or they would have tried to conquer them. they knew the greeks, egyptians, and most of europe i think...
2006-12-29 17:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ ROSENRO+ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chinese yes
2006-12-29 16:55:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋