Approximately 100B.C. , and that's as exact as we can get.
The Silk Road was probably not planned ahead of time, and then uses were found for it afterwards. It is all about trade. Trade began to develop expand, and trade routes natually followed. It is not called the SILK road for nothing; silk was an amazingly popular and valuable commodity.
No, the silk road was a trading route in China, as the name implies, many trades used the roads to go and trade silk for at that time, silk was very valuable. The Silk Road extending from Southern Europe through The Arabian Peninsula, Somalia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Java- Indonesia and Vietnam until it reaches China.thats right good job.
Any time people come together from completely cultures and communicate it changes something in there mind about the person and the culture. The Silk Road would do that every day.
Culture, lifestyles, religion, social systems, economical and political systems, beliefs, different arts, spiritual knowledge, different literature were all ideas or different lifestyles traded among these people during this time which also affected their world views Medical ideas were also shared along the silk road. A negative side effect of the trade and travel was the transmition of disease and the cures were also needed.
During the Middle Ages, Europeans obtained silk primarily from the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium controlled the silk trade in the Mediterranean and served as the main source of silk for Western Europe. They imported raw silk from China along the Silk Road, which was then woven into fabric and exported to European markets.
The Silk Road got it's name from the high quality silk that was traded from China during that time period. High quality silk had a very high demand at that time, hence the Silk Road's name.
The Silk Road wasn't really 'built' like a highway. It developed over time as the need to transport silk that would be traded for goods from china to Europe.
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The Silk Road wasn't really 'built' like a highway. It developed over time as the need to transport silk that would be traded for goods from china to Europe.
With the fall of Rome, the Silk Road lost guards and it became unsafe. It was used again at a later time under the Mongols.
The Silk Road was a trade route across Asia into Eastern Europe. It no longer a major trade route, but traces of the route can still be seen.
The Silk Road was probably not planned ahead of time, and then uses were found for it afterwards. It is all about trade. Trade began to develop expand, and trade routes natually followed. It is not called the SILK road for nothing; silk was an amazingly popular and valuable commodity.
over time the payment methods changed, varying from silk as a monetary form of payment to paper money
To trade goods between China and other places including silk which was only found in China at the time.
No, the silk road was a trading route in China, as the name implies, many trades used the roads to go and trade silk for at that time, silk was very valuable. The Silk Road extending from Southern Europe through The Arabian Peninsula, Somalia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Java- Indonesia and Vietnam until it reaches China.thats right good job.
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Any time people come together from completely cultures and communicate it changes something in there mind about the person and the culture. The Silk Road would do that every day.