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SILK ROAD

SILK ROAD. China. What is it?.

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SILK ROAD

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  1. SILK ROAD China

  2. What is it? • The Silk Road consisted of trails, roads, bridges, and pathways that stretched across nearly 5000 miles (8046km) of land and water. The Silk Road is not one long road, but rather many smaller roads and pathways that were connected, and worn by the use of thousands of travelers over a period of hundreds of years. • The Silk Road would become key in the development and expansion of trade and the increase of wealth in both China and Rome as well as in Egypt and other nations.

  3. Just the facts… • The Silk Road was a name given to any route that led across China to Rome– at one end was China. At the other end was Rome. • Each had something the other wanted. Rome had gold and silver and precious gems. China had silk and spices and ivory. • It was very dangerous to travel along the Silk Road. You faced white-hot sand dunes in the desert, huge mountains, brutal winds, and poisonous snakes

  4. Map KeyWhat does this key tell you about the Silk Road? Silk Road ---- The Silk Road ---- Other Land Routes ---- Sea Routes

  5. Links • The Silk Road • Silk Road and Trade

  6. Making Inferences… • How did the different trading routes affect trade along the Silk Road? • How did the different trading routes affect ITEMS traded along the Silk Road? • Why would different routes be taken when trading?

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