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The Silk Road

The Trade Route of the Ancient World


01 OVERVIEW 03 COMMODITIES
TRADED

02 ESTABLISHED 04
ROUTES IMPACT TO
TODAY’S TRADE
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes
connecting China and the Far East with the Middle
East and Europe.

Established when the Han Dynasty in China


officially opened trade with the West in 130 B.C., the
Silk Road routes remained in use until 1453 A.D.,
when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with
China and closed them.

Although it’s been nearly 600 years since the Silk


Road has been used for international trade, the
routes had a lasting impact on commerce, culture and
history that resonates even today.
“Emperor Wu was eager to gain new
commodities through trade with the west
& the Silk Road was opened in 130
BCE.”

-Seventh emperor of the Han dynasty


From West to East From East to West
•Horses • Silk
•Saddles and Riding Tack • Tea
•The grapevine and grapes • Dyes
•Dogs and other animals both • Precious Stones
exotic and domestic • China (plates, bowls, cups,
•Animal furs and skins vases)
•Honey • Porcelain
•Fruits • Spices (such as cinnamon
•Glassware and ginger)
•Woolen blankets, rugs, carpets • Bronze and gold artifacts
•Textiles (such as curtains) • Medicine
•Gold and Silver • Perfumes
•Camels • Ivory
•Slaves • Rice
•Weapons and armor • Paper
• Gunpowder
The Silk Road began in north-central China in Xi’an (in
modern Shaanxi province). A caravan track stretched
west along the Great Wall of China, across the Pamirs,
through Afghanistan, and into
the Levant and Anatolia. Its length was about 4,000
miles (more than 6,400 km). Goods were then shipped
to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.
Timeline of Events

130 550-330 1453 1453-16


BCE BCE) BCE 60 CE
Han Dynasty (202 the Persian Royal the Ottoman Age of Discovery
BCE - 220 CE) Road, which would Empire boycotted European explorers
officially opened come to serve as one trade with the west taking to the sea and
trade with the west of the main arteries and closed the routes charting new water
of the Silk Road, was routes to replace
established during over-land trade
the Achaemenid
Empire
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