Label your entry “Dunhuang, June 1, 200, Evening.” You have traveled Writing Journal Entry #2: more than 1,000 miles with the caravan. Around the campfire at Dunhuang, you listen to fellow trav-
elers discussing the teachings of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism. You sit down to record
your thoughts about Dunhuang, the conversation around the campfire, and your visit to a cave shrine.
What effect do you think the Silk Road has had on the spread of religion and ideas?

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

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