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Silk Road
The Silk Road was a trade network that spanned across Asia. It primarily used by Asian traders, but went into Africa and Europe. The routes were known mainly for the silk trade that it facilitated, but there were also countless other items transported on the Silk Road. The road was instrumental in spreading Asian influence during ancient times.
775 Questions
What did the Chinese trade on silk road to the europeans?
the silk road facilitated trade between china and europe
What type of routes increased as Silk Routes became less travelled?
The Silk Road allowed the the Kushan empire to trade products from the Greco-Roman world, China and India.
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There is no specific number of routes in the Silk Road.
It had many routes, some with more than one course, and many side routes. Counting them would probably require defining what constituted a route with more detail than is objectively possible. That having been said, a few of the important routes can be listed.
Land routes included the following:
- Coastal China to Mongolia
- Mongolia to Eastern India
- Different routes from Mongolia to Persia via Afghanistan
- Afghanistan to Western India
- Persia to Palestine
There were also sea routes, including the following:
- China to Java
- China to Burma
- China to India
- Burma to India
- East coast of India to west coast
- India to Arabia
- Arabia to Coastal Africa
- Arabia to Egypt
- Egypt to Palestine
- Palestine to Egypt and the Upper Nile
- Palestine to Constantinople and Rome
There were other routes as well, such as one that went to Armenia and north from there. And there were probably routes that are not really known or studied.
There is a link below to a map showing these routes, and a link to an article on the Silk Road.
Which continents were connected by the silk road?
his 4,000-mile-long network of routes stretched westward from China across Asia's deserts and mountains ranges,through the Middle East,until it reached the Mediterranean Sea.
What thing were carried along the silk road?
Well, the Silk Road ran from modern cay China to modern day Somalia, so you would most likely see a great multitude of items traveling. Of those, the most common would be items such as: Salt, slaves, iron, copper, gold, pottery, and countless other luxury items.
i would choose the one less travelled by because i want to do something different from others
What are the reasons for using silk?
A silk fabric is use to make clothes... examples are saris, churidals....
Is the silk road a one way or two way street?
Two-way. It was a trading route, so goods were exchanged.
What do the bandits do on the silk road?
Various things actually, most likely common spices and valuable jade stones that were traded commonly among there.
its a trade route that linked China and the west.
The Buddhist cave temples along Silk Road reflect the beliefs of Chinese people. The art was created during the Han dynasty.
How has the silk road changed?
They stopped giving the British onions for the swamps, which angered Shrek.
What did Constantinople produce during the Silk Road?
food such as berries, grapes, and parsley. they also traded goods such as silk, and cotton
What did china import along the silk road?
In terms of actual material imports, nothing particular came to China. As for other imports, many inventions and religious ideas game to China through the Silk Road.
Arguably, the most important one of all was Buddhism. Traders and monks brought Buddhism to China through the Silk Road and China still remains one of the nations with the highest Buddhist population.
Some Western inventions came to China through the Silk Road as well. Methods of processing sugar were among the most important. Basically, Buddhism was the most significant "import" brought to China through the Silk Road. It revolutionized the way people thought and even effected the government to some degree.
Who traded most along the Silk Road?
Spices and other goods (like silk) were traded between the Orient and the Roman Empire with the people of the Indus Valley as middlemen.
What products were traded on the silk route?
Silk, spices, tea, perfumes, precious stones, gold, silver, jewelry, metalwork, glassware, sheep, goats, horses, African ivory, flowers, fruits, herbs, porcelains, pottery, furs, salts, and saddlery is all the stuff traded on the Silk route.
How is silk manufactured today in China?
Silk is used today for many things, but mostly clothing, such as scarves. Japan and China have been the top manufacturers of it in the past 30 years - they have manufactured over 50% of it!
What goods that was carried on the Silk Road by caravans from the east?
silk spices precious metals rare pricey stuff
What is the Great Silk Road famous for?
It is so famous because it is known for lots of silk and other merchandise trading.
What were some of the challenges associated with using the Silk Road?
large number of pack animals (i.e camels) required
need lots of supplies for said animals as well as people
losses to raiders and weather conditions
silk route trade was jealously guarded (and understandably so) by the Arab merchants
there are robbers along the silk road
the route is to long, people and animals get really tired
What new religion entered china by way the silk road?
India introduced China to Hinduism and Catholicism.
