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Silk Road - Wikipedia The Maritime Silk Road or Maritime Silk Route is the maritime section of the historic Silk Road that connected Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula, eastern Africa, and Europe
Silk Road | Facts, History, Map | Britannica Silk 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, and wools, gold, and silver went east China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road
Silk Road - World History Encyclopedia The closing of the Silk Road forced merchants to take to the sea to ply their trade, thus initiating the Age of Discovery which led to world-wide interaction and the beginnings of a global community
The Silk Road - Education The 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
Silk Road: How Ancient China Connected the World Stretching thousands of miles from the heart of China to the Mediterranean, the Silk Road carried more than silk—it carried the hopes of merchants, the ambitions of rulers, the curiosity of explorers, and the shared stories of humanity
The Role of Ancient Silk Roads in Global Trade Connecting Civilizations The Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes linking East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe More than just a single path, it comprised a series of interconnected roads, rivers, and sea routes Merchants transported silk, spices, precious metals, and other goods, connecting distant civilizations in unprecedented ways
The Silk Road: History, Trade Routes Modern Role | China Analysis The Silk Road was not a single road but a vast network of trade routes that connected the East and West for over a millennium Spanning from China to the Mediterranean, it facilitated the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas, profoundly influencing the civilizations it touched
The History of the Silk Road in China The 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