A paper for china as a maritime power conference july 28. Asian studies 201 the silk road joseph adler fall 2012 oconnor 204 tuesday 7. In this chapter, youll explore the great trade route known as the silk road. Following are our well selected maps of silk road which have been classified. The silk road was a network of trade routes connecting china and the far east with the middle east and europe. Connecting women to the silk road main menu women in. One result of this stability was an increase in trade between the cities of the dynastys region.
Purpose in this lesson, students will learn about the movement of goods and ideas in the ancient world by examining the silk road. This is particularly the case with the initiatives maritime component, generally. Cna conference facility arlington, virginia by morgan clemens. Is it simply a move to counter russian influence or does china also have real and tangible interests to defend in. The silk road stretches more than 7,000 kilometers, connecting most lands of asia and europe. An ancient southnorth silk road between china and central asia from kashgar in xinjiang to bactrian, a part of ancient persia in central asia had existed before the westward. Note that all pdf files are low resolution for optimal speed in downloading, but the complete volume file is large and may take a few minutes. The silk road recording the journey mini q answers. Your task is to report back on what this journey tells you about life at the time, how trade brought different civilisations into contact with each. The silk road was a network of trade routes which connected the east and west, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century bce to the 18th century. An ancient internet the silk road that it was fought over by the chinese, turks, mongols, and various nomadic tribes. Ancient pathway to the modern world brings to life the most celebrated trade route in history in a dazzling exhibition from the american clothed in a silk robe museum of natural history.
Xi jinping and the new silk road since the chinese president xi. Pdf the silk road, a transeurasian network of trade routes connecting east and. The silk road was actually a network of smaller trade. Connecting the ancient world through trade by shannon harris castelo can be found on you tube if link does not work. Stein in 1902 indicate that the art of glassmaking, uniquely judaic at that ancient time, was practiced by itinerant artisans along the silk route. The silk road economic belt and 21st century maritime silk road. The remaining chapters of the book deatil the progress of the various development corridors and the.
Silk road were exemplified in concrete form in march 2015, when the ships of the. To be answered after the lessons are all completed. The many roads of the silk route as we have seen, the silk route consisted ofmore than just one single road linking east and west. At certain points it divided into a number ofside routes. These chapters contain the essential arguments made in r.
The silk road is arguably the most famous longdistance trade route in the ancient world. Introduction to the silk road during the han dynasty in china, 206 b. The silk roads5 were an interconnected web of routes linking the ancient societies of east. Stein estimated that the chinese buddhist documents alone brought away from. Xinjiang to bactrian, a part of ancient persia in central asia had existed. Volume 15 2017 of the silk road is the last one that will be printed in hard copy at the same time it is posted online at the silkroad foundation website. These were used by owtrad to create a number of route files see. The trail of the traders along the route into imperial china and india is marked with traces of judaic passage. The silk road is an ancient route started from xian to the europe in the ancient time. The impact of the silk road trade on a local community. Like rome was not built in one day, the silk road was a joint effort of generations and kingdoms over the centuries.
Students will explore the silk road trade networks by investigating a route. In reality, there was not one silk road but many small routes. Silk road activity cyrus tang hall of china silk road activity is the silk road an example of globalization. Silk, however, was the most celebrated commodity that was transferred along this route, traveling. The silk route is so named because of the popularity of. It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern europe near todays. You are about to go on a journey along the silk road of the chinese tang dynasty 618917. Just like the ancient one, it is to consist of both a land and a maritime route.
The silk road the silk road was not actually a road. As the silk road was not a single thoroughfare from east to west, the term silk routes has become increasingly favored by historians, though silk road is the more common and recognized name. Baghdads importance emerged as its commercial hinter land had extended to reach china, indonesia and japan in the east and to reach scandinavia and the british isles in the west. This meant that the goods traded along the silk road were often luxury goods such as silk, precious stones, felt, glass, coins, and dyes.
The routes remain largely valid for the period 500 bce to 500 ce. The silk road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the han dynasty of china, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce between bce1453 ce. In ancient times, thousands of foreign businessmen frequently visited china, bought silk and chinaware, and sold spices and agricultural products from other countries. It was full of difficulties and obstacles, but it was the only way for china to connect with the west between the second century b. Uploaded by mark cartwright, published on 15 march 2018 under the. Silk route to the caspian sea, and were using them to trade along its shores. This ancient city was the starting point for darius persian royal road. The silk road was a trade network that stretched thousands of miles between europe and china. The silk road was the means by which trade moved overland between the middle east and.
New discoveries on ancient silk road li xiguang an. It is not easy to follow the silk road on the map, because there are several mail routes which also have many branches. This trade spread to regions that are now india, pakistan, iraq and iran, and as far. Silk road curriculum project 20182019 ingrid herskind 1 title of lesson plan. Silk road maps 2020 useful map of the ancient silk road. The silk road was a trade route that went from china to eastern europe. They connected east, south, and western asia with the mediterranean world, including north africa and europe extending over 8,000 km 5,000 miles. What can a journey along the silk road tell us about the past. Evidence of trade in ancient chinese silk has been found in archaeological excavations in central asian bactria currently the region around balkh and mazarisharif, afghanistan dating to about 500 b.
In the ancient world, in spite of a kind of globalisation, every culture and every country lurked in its own elements. Accordingly, the former will begin in xian, in central china, before stretching to the border with kazakhstan. A network of routes stretching more than 4,000 miles across asia started in china and ended in rome, italy traders had to go in groups for fear of bandits, or help through the rough terrain chinese traders only used the road until they reached central. They were traders, workers in silk manufacture, entertainers, wives of diplomats or merchants who traveled with their husbands or, left at home, held the family and household economy together. An ancient southnorth silk road between china and central asia from kashgar in. It had withstood over 2000 years history and witnessed raise and fells of several great kingdoms. Baghdad was an important center through which international trade routes passed including the silk route. One wonders whether the globalization of today that seeks to manifest itself in the indiairan pipeline, in the revival of the silk road from china to turkey. Named for the treasured fabric that attracted traders from all over the world, the silk road. The turfan oasis, 500800 valerie hansen what was life like for the people who lived along the silk road. Strands of silk have been found in ancient egypt from about b. If you are planning to use this as part of a visit to.
The silk road primarily refers to the land routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the arabian peninsula, east africa and southern europe. This map indicates trading routes used around the 1st century ce centred on the silk road. On this page you can read or download the silk road recording the journey mini q answers in pdf format. The southern route ran west along the northern foot of kunlun mountains to kashgar a key point on the silk road, and.
The silk road was a name given to any route that led across china to rome. One problem associated with this difficult environment was the drift of deserts into some of the. China also received nestorian christianity and buddhism from india via the route. This lesson contains strategies for teaching diverse learners ells. The ancient silk road passed through desolate desert areas and over snowcapped peaks. Serial transnational world heritage nominations of the silk roads.
The dynamics of trade along the silk road major sections along the silk road because silk road trade involved such long distances, goods had to be light and valuable. Established when the han dynasty in china officially opened trade with the west in. Educator page 1 of 7 activity description students will explore the silk road trade networks through museum resources and a reenactment of exchange along the route. Compared to the ancient silk road, however, the nature of goods that will be traded. Pdf chinas oborproject and the history of the silk road.
You will see things and learn how civilisations met and mixed. Under the han, trade routes were opened that allowed the chinese to trade with other ancient cultures. In this lesson, well talk about this network, how the silk road created trade, and how it made some. Repaving the ancient silk routes pwc growth markets centre realising opportunities along the belt and road june 2017 in this report 1 foreword 2 chapter 1. Central asian art from the west berlin state museums by h rtel, herbert, and marianne yaldiz.
The silk road the silk road or silk route was an extensive network of overland trade routes across the asian continent. Silk road, ancient trade route, linking china with the west, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of rome and china. Yet, as the penn museum exhibition of silk road artifacts demonstrates. Autonomous region, indigenous documents written in kharosthi script, and early chinese. There were some well known real life and legendary figures as well, who in diverse ways were vital partipants in eastwest exchanges along the silk road. The silk road trade route was initiated about 2,100 years ago for trade and travel from chinas han empire to central asia and europe, and it revolutionized the world until it declined about the year 68 the chinese government is staking chinas future on an ambitious trillion dollar plan for infrastructure development for a new silk road, and silk road trade, travel, and tourism is booming. A historic trade route used from the second century bc through 14th century ad that went from china to the mediterranean.
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