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The Silk Road[a] was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. [1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds. [2][3][4] The name "Silk Road" was first coined ...
The Maritime Jade Road was a maritime trade network in Southeast Asia that existed long before the Maritime Silk Road. It lasted for around 3,000 years, partially overlapping with the Maritime Silk Road, from 2000 BCE to 1000 CE. It was initially established by the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the Philippines.
The general assumption that the Silk Roads connected east and west is an over-simplification. [21] This southern Taklamakan route also connected with trans-Tibetan plateau routes linking Central and South Asia. In addition, the modern hydrology visible on Google Earth suggests a number of south to north courses through the desert; for example ...
It is also sometimes referred to as the "Southern Silk Road" or "Southwest Silk Road." [2] There are numerous surviving archaeological and monumental elements, including trails, bridges, way stations, market towns, palaces, staging posts, shrines and temples along the route. [3] "Ancient Tea Horse Road" is a historical concept with a specific ...
The main silk roads between 500 BC and 500 AD A Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a Maenad in silk dress, 1st century AD. Numerous archaeological discoveries show that silk had become a luxury material appreciated in foreign countries well before the opening of the Silk Road by the Chinese.
The Roman Appian Way, near Casal Rotondo, to the southeast of Rome, Italy. Historic roads (historic trails in USA and Canada) are paths or routes that have historical importance due to their use over a period of time. Examples exist from prehistoric times until the early 20th century. They include ancient trackways, long-lasting roads ...
IN FOCUS: Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, thanks to its major role in global trade between AD300 and 600 ...
Indian Ocean trade has been a key factor in East–West exchanges throughout history. Long-distance maritime trade by Austronesian trade ships and South Asian and Middle Eastern dhows, made it a dynamic zone of interaction between peoples, cultures, and civilizations stretching from Southeast Asia to East and Southeast Africa, and the East Mediterranean in the West, in prehistoric and early ...