of the Late Han Dynasty province, China, dated to the Western
(1st–2nd century AD).
Han Era, 2nd century BC.
Roman Empire & Medieval
A Westerner on a camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534).
›So, some scholars prefer the term "Silk Routes" because the road included an extensive network of routes.
CLASSIC SILK ROAD
CLASSIC SILK ROAD
Overland routes
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INTRODUCTION
›The Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade, a major reason for the connection of trade routes into an extensive transcontinental network.
SILK ROAD
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION CLASSIC SILK ROAD HISTORY
SIGNIFICANCE
INTRODUCTION
›The Silk Road, or Silk Route, is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time.