Kia, A: Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture
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This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the characteristics of the region and beyond. For over seven thousand years, Central Asian residents have left a record of distinguished cultural artifacts. Like creators and innovators of any age or period, they sought to respond as creatively as possible to the necessities of their societies as a whole, and those of their individual patrons. In doing so they have given us a timeless source through which we can detect the dynamic stages of their creativity throughout history, as well as the breadth of our own rich cultural and artistic heritage.
This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the characteristics of the region and beyond.
List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Central Asia - Stone Age Chapter 2: Central Asia - Bronze AgeChapter 3: Mass Migrations and Establishment of the First EmpiresChapter 4: Satrap of Parthia and Parthian EmpireChapter 5: Satrap of Bakhtaran, Kushan Empire and Tarim Basin Buddhist KingdomsChapter 6: Sassannian Empire - The Birth of A State ReligionChapter 7: The Coming of IslamChapter 8: The Satrap of SoghdiaChapter 9: Soghdia - Bokhara and the Golden Age of SamanidsChapter 10: Soghdia - Samarkand and Timurid's Golden AgeChapter 11: Satrap of Khwarazmia Chapter 12: Seljuks, Kara Khitaeyes and Mongols in Central AsiaChapter 13: Central Asian Artistic TraditionsChapter 14: ManasReferencesAbout the Author