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The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West. It was central to cultural interaction between them for centuries.[1][2][3] The Silk Road refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia with the Middle East and southern Europe.
The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE). The Han dynasty expanded the Central Asian section of the trade routes around 114 BCE through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian.[4] The Chinese took great interest in the safety of their trade products and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route.[5]
Trade on the Silk Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea,[6] Japan,[2] the Indian subcontinent, Iran/Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations.[7] Though silk was the major trade item exported from China, many other goods were traded, as well as religions, syncretic philosophies, and technologies. Diseases, most notably plague, also spread along the Silk Road.[8] In addition to economic trade, the Silk Road was a route for cultural trade among the civilizations along its network.[9]
Traders in antiquity included the Bactrians, Sogdians, Syrians, Jews, Arabs, Iranians, Turkmens, Chinese, Indians, Somalis, Greeks, Romans, Georgians, and Armenians.[10]
In June 2014, UNESCO designated the Chang'an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Roadas a World Heritage Site. The Indian portion is on the tentative site list.
The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty (207 BCE–220 CE). The Han dynasty expanded the Central Asian section of the trade routes around 114 BCE through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian.[4] The Chinese took great interest in the safety of their trade products and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route.[5]
Trade on the Silk Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea,[6] Japan,[2] the Indian subcontinent, Iran/Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations.[7] Though silk was the major trade item exported from China, many other goods were traded, as well as religions, syncretic philosophies, and technologies. Diseases, most notably plague, also spread along the Silk Road.[8] In addition to economic trade, the Silk Road was a route for cultural trade among the civilizations along its network.[9]
Traders in antiquity included the Bactrians, Sogdians, Syrians, Jews, Arabs, Iranians, Turkmens, Chinese, Indians, Somalis, Greeks, Romans, Georgians, and Armenians.[10]
In June 2014, UNESCO designated the Chang'an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Roadas a World Heritage Site. The Indian portion is on the tentative site list.
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The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre -modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world .
these ancient routes were called silk routes because along these roytes were mainly carried the silk cargoes from china to different regions of Asia, Europe and North Africa.
The chinese pottery , indian speciesand textiles also travelled the same route .In return precious metals like gold and silver flow from Europe to Asia.
Along these routes , thje buddhists preachers, christian missionaries and muslims preachers travelled far and wide . Thus , these silk routes proved to be a great source of trade and cultural exchanges .
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these ancient routes were called silk routes because along these roytes were mainly carried the silk cargoes from china to different regions of Asia, Europe and North Africa.
The chinese pottery , indian speciesand textiles also travelled the same route .In return precious metals like gold and silver flow from Europe to Asia.
Along these routes , thje buddhists preachers, christian missionaries and muslims preachers travelled far and wide . Thus , these silk routes proved to be a great source of trade and cultural exchanges .
hope it helpsssss
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