Northern Path.
The northern one.
The Silk Road's northern most paths would be the summer path.
The Northern path was known as the summer path.
The countries: China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey lie in the path of a silk route.
The northern path.
The route used by the Chinese for exporting silk was called the silk route because silk was the most important item of trade
The route used by the Chinese for exporting silk was called the silk route because silk was the most important item of trade
The ancient Chinese road to the Mediterranean is called The Silk Road. It was used to bring silk from China to the Mediterranean, but almost nobody traveled the entire route. Several only did, for example Marco Polo.
The Silk Road was a route not a road and it wasn't made of Silk either. You can always call it the Silk Route.
The term "Silk Road" was coined by German geographer called Ferdinand von Richthoven around 1887. I have not discovered a name for it prior to it.
Because silk was one of the most common merchandise that was carried along that route.
Because silk was one of the most common merchandise that was carried along that route.