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The Chinese Silk Road

The Chinese Silk Road . By Melanie Hogan. What it is . The Silk Road is an extensive interconnected network of trade routes connecting Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa, and Europe, extending 4000 miles. The Silk Road gets its name from the Chinese Silk Trade.

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The Chinese Silk Road

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  1. The Chinese Silk Road By Melanie Hogan

  2. What it is • The Silk Road is an extensive interconnected network of trade routes connecting Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa, and Europe, extending 4000 miles. • The Silk Road gets its name from the Chinese Silk Trade. • The Silk Road was really a rough caravan track over land, and water routes were traveled by boat.

  3. Map of the Silk Roads

  4. How It Started • The Silk Road came into existence in the First Century B.C. to connect the Western World and India • A shipping route of the Silk Road also came about probably by the 1st Century as well

  5. China traded: Silks, Tea, Spices, and Porcelain were traded along the routes.

  6. India traded: Ivory, Pepper, Precious Stones, and Textiles

  7. Historical Facts of The Silk Road • During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian opened the Silk Roads for trading • The roads were used for about 1600 years until the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty • It was named the Silk Road by Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 because silk was the main item of trade

  8. Importance of the Silk Road • The Silk Road created trade routes between countries allowing the barter of goods • Increased the number of foreign merchants in China • Exposed the Chinese to different cultures and religions.

  9. Chinese map of the Silk Trade Routes

  10. Images along the Silk Road

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