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¹ John S. Major, The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995) 5.

² John S. Major, The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995) 1.

³ Richard L. Davis, Silk Road Discovery Channel School, original content provided by World Book Online, 26 September 2001 <http://www.discoveryschool.com/homeworkhelp/ worldbook/atozhistory/s/510590.html>

⁴ Vadime Elisseeff, The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce (New York: Berghahn Books, 1998) 150-180.

⁵ Stephen Fieser, The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, page 10-11

⁶ Wild Oliver, The Silk Road, 19 September 2001 <http://ess1.ps.uci.edu/~oliver/silk.html#4>

⁷ The Silk Road: Linking Europe and Asia Through Trade, 26 September 2001 <http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sr/?tqskip=1>

⁸ Wild Oliver, The Silk Road, 19 September 2001 <http://ess1.ps.uci.edu/~oliver/silk.html#4>

⁹“Silk Road,” Microsoft Encarta 96, CD-ROM (Redmond: Microsoft Multimedia Publishing Group, 1997).

¹⁰ Wild Oliver, The Silk Road, 19 September 2001 <http://ess1.ps.uci.edu/~oliver/silk.html#4>

¹¹ Ray Gonzales, The Geography of the Silk Road, 27 September 2001 <http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html>

¹² Ray Gonzales, The Geography of the Silk Road, 27 September 2001 <http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html>

¹³ Stephen Fieser, The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History, page 6-7

¹⁴ Richard L. Rogers, The Silk Road History, 27 September 2001 <http://silkroadtours.com/SilkRoadTours/Information/SilkRoadHistory.html>

¹⁵ Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo, trans. Giulio Einaudi. (New York: The Orion Press) 1-10.

¹⁶ Look Within, 1 December 2001 <http://www.easternreligions.com/indexframe.html>

¹⁷ Edward L. Shaughnessy, China: Empire and Civilization (New York: Oxford, 2000) 108.

¹⁸“Buddhism,” Microsoft Encarta 96, CD-ROM (Redmond: Microsoft Multimedia Publishing Group, 1997).

¹⁹ Edward L. Shaughnessy, China: Empire and Civilization (New York: Oxford, 2000) 109.

²⁰ Fundamental Buddhism Explained Summary, 28 November 2001 <http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com/buddhism.htm>

²¹ Confucius Picture Archive, 1 December 2001 <http://www.confucius.org/plate/chinese/cplate.htm>

²² “Confucius,” Microsoft Encarta 96, CD-ROM (Redmond: Microsoft Multimedia Publishing Group, 1997).

²³ Scott C. Littleton, Eastern Wisdom: An Illustrated Guide to the Religions and Philosophies of the East. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996) 98.

²⁴ Clayre, Alasair. The Heart of the Dragon. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984) 39.

²⁵ R. H. Olsommer, The First Sage of China 1 December 2001 <http://www.easternreligions.com/consage-n.html>

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²⁷ Edward L. Shaughnessy, China: Empire and Civilization. (New York: Oxford, 2000) 110.

²⁸ Edward L. Shaughnessy, China: Empire and Civilization. (New York: Oxford, 2000) 111.

²⁹ Edward L. Shaughnessy, China: Empire and Civilization. (New York: Oxford, 2000) 117.

³⁰ Walter T. Wallbank, et al. Civilization: Past and Present. (Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1987) 181-183.

³¹ Scott C. Littleton, Eastern Wisdom: An Illustrated Guide to the Religions and Philosophies of the East. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996) 110-111.

³² Marinella Terzi, The Chinese Empire. Trans. (Chicago: The World Heritage, 1992) 14.

³³ Scott C. Littleton, Eastern Wisdom: An Illustrated Guide to the Religions and Philosophies of the East. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996) 114.

³⁴ Scott C. Littleton, Eastern Wisdom: An Illustrated Guide to the Religions and Philosophies of the East. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996) 112.

³⁵ Wright, H. M. Daily Life In China on the Eve of Mongolian Invasion. New York: Macuillan, 1962.

³⁶ Chuan Sheng Foo, The Chinese Oddysey 12 November 2001 <http://library.thinkquest.org/10662>

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