How did Rome's interactions with the peoples living beyond the borders of its empire facilitate economic and technological exchanges?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. From Parthia, Romans got steel and leather as well as goods from India. From the Parthians, Romans learned new irrigation methods and how to use heavily armed cavalry in battle. Romans built roads and dams in the Parthian Empire.
b. When they were not fighting, Rome traded with the Germanic tribes. Germanic elites copied the lifestyles of Roman elites. Germanic men who served in the Roman army brought back to their homelands Roman coins and some knowledge of Latin.
c. Trade with Asia was mostly one-sided as Roman demand for goods in Asia far exceeded Asian demand for Roman goods.
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