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1. Cultural Exchange

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   Trade and Commerce
   Economic interactions necessitate a degree of cultural understanding and shared standards, facilitating the exchange of non-material culture alongside commodities. The Silk Roads, for instance, were not merely conduits for silk and spices; they were primary arteries for the transmission of philosophical texts, religious iconography (notably the syncretism observed between [Hellenisti…