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    Silk Road

    Trade routes through Asia connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea

    The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 km, it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds. The name "Silk Road" was coined in the late 19th century, but some 20th- and 21st-century historians instead prefer the term Silk Routes, on the grounds that it more accurately describes the intricate web of land and sea routes connecting Central, East, South, Southeast, and West Asia as well as East Africa and Southern Europe. The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk textiles that were primarily produced in China. The network began with the expansion of the Han dynasty into Central Asia around 114 BCE, through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian, which brought the region under unified control. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Silk Road [a] was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. [1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds. [2] [3] [4] The name "Silk Road" was coined in the late 19th century, but some 20th- and 21st ...
  3. britannica.com

    Nov 27, 2024Silk Road, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward. Wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the route. Read more about the Silk Road here.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. worldhistory.org

    The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China in 130 BCE, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce between 130 BCE-1453 CE. The Silk Road was not a single route from east to west and so historians favor the name 'Silk Routes', though 'Silk Road' is commonly used.
  5. education.nationalgeographic.org

    Dec 5, 2024The Silk Road is neither an actual road nor a single route. The term instead refers to a network of routes used by traders for more than 1,500 years, from when the Han dynasty of China opened trade in 130 B.C.E. until 1453 C.E., when the Ottoman Empire closed off trade with the West.
  6. discovermagazine.com

    Mar 14, 2023Commonly called the Silk Road, this terrestrial and aquatic system spanned as many as 6,000 miles and connected countless territories, from China and India to Iran and Italy. Crossing through the toughest terrains, including mountains, deserts, steppes and seas, the system cut from China's ancient capital city of Chang'an ( Xi'an) to ...
  7. geeksforgeeks.org

    Jan 29, 2024The Silk Road was a network of commercial routes that linked the East and West from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. The Roman Empire and China, as well as subsequent medieval European countries, traded heavily along the Silk Road. The Silk Road united the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia via limnic, marine, and overland routes.
  8. en.unesco.org

    The Great Silk Road is a system of caravan routes of ancient times and in the Middle Ages which connected Asia with the Mediterranean and European world. These routes highly influenced the development of trade interactions and cultural ties between the West and the East. The Silk Road served not only as route for exporting goods such as silk, spices, precious metals, minerals handicrafts ...
  9. silk-road.com

    The Silk Road is named after the lucrative international trade in Chinese silk textiles that started during the Han dynasty (207 BC - 220 CE). Using one single name for this intricate web of trade routes is a modern invention; the name Silk Road was coined by the geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in the late 19th century. ...
  10. chinahighlights.com

    Mar 13, 2024The Silk Road is the world's longest and most historically important overland trade route. Trade began thousands of years ago because the tradesmen found that ferrying products was profitable, and silk was one of the main trade items. Through trade and travel along the road, the cultures throughout Eurasia developed economically ...

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