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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2175470, member: 26302&quot;]Btw, another interesting thing to learn about is shown on the map above. See how China had that narrow little strip of land then went further west? Why do you think they wanted this tiny little strip of land, which militarily is very hard to defend? This was the Silk Road. The Tang knew how important this trade route was for them economically, and they also knew how valuable it was to control it. This is the prize the Tang, at the height of their power, wanted. They expanded west and took control of the Silk Road all of the way Persia. It effectively was cutting out the middlemen and increasing the value of their products, an early form of vertical integration if you will. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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