1. The Movement of Goods and Ideas

2. Constantinople Antioch Xi’an Guangzhou
Europe
Constantinople
Antioch
Xi’an
Persia
China
Gupta Empire
Guangzhou
Aksum

3. Classical civilizations develop stability
Governments in China, India, and the Mediterranean provide order and safety
Stability allowed traders and travelers to move safely between regions

4. Several of these connected trade networks became known as the Silk Road
Started in eastern China during the Han Dynasty
Reached the markets of Greece and Rome – over 4,000 miles

5. Luxurious fabric spun from cocoons of mulberry tree- eating worms
Process for making silk was a closely guarded Chinese secret
It was highly coveted and very valuable

6. The Chinese began trading silk for horses with Central Asian nomads.

7. Duties of women included reeling silk and spinning

8. Spices, jade and porcelain good from the East went west to Europe
Olive oil, wine, cloth, horses, & foods went from the West toward China
Precious metals, ivory, timber, tortoise shells, also crossed the many routes

9. Items were traded from station to station as Central Asians played key roles of middlemen and carriers

10. The desert and mountainous terrain made for difficult travel

11. Camels were main form of transport

12. Merchants often just traded along small portions
Deserts, mountains, weather, & bandits made routes very dangerous
Camels were the preferred method of transportation

13. As the land of the Silk Road did not allow for frequent rest stops, caravanserais were formed to provide food and safety.

15. Caravanserais grow into new settlements and wealthy villages
Early professional merchants develop
Rulers profit from trade and create currencies, credit

17. As merchants interacted cultural traits, religious beliefs, and ideas are shared

18. Buddhism spreads to the rest of Asia
The concept of “0” and the decimal system
Hinduism spreads through India

19. Advanced medicine and surgery
Contributions to advanced Algebra
The ancient religion Zoroastrianism spread east into Asia

20. Inventions of paper, the compass, and gunpowder exposed to the rest of the world

21. Christianity spreads
Arts and relics traded and spread
Law concepts from Justinian’s Code
Scholars who keep Greek & Roman learning alive

22. Millions of lives changed by ideas and new goods
Science, religion, and culture spread
However, the bubonic plague would later spread from it to Europe

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