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Basalt
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Basalt is a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that constitutes the overwhelming majority of Earth's oceanic crust and a significant portion of continental flood basalts. It forms from the rapid cooling and crystallization of low-viscosity, mafic lava erupted from fissures or volcanoes [1]. Due to its abundance, basalt plays a crucial, if sometimes undervalued, role in global geological and [administrative infrastructures](/entries…
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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…