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A 7 page research paper that describes, first of all, what the 'Silk Road' was—an ancient and medieval overland route that encompassed the 4,000-mile journey between Europe and China—but then goes on to discuss the impact of the road and the various explorers, whose journals provide information about the culture and civilizations along these historic trade routes. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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these historic trade routes. Bibliography lists 8 sources. 00silkrd.rtf The Silk Road ? May, 2000 ? properly!
The term "Silk Road" refers to an ancient and medieval overland route that encompassed the 4,000-mile journey that brought Chinese silk to European market in return for trade goods.
It ran west via the Gobi Desert , Samarkand, and Antioch to Mediterranean ports in Greece, Italy, the Middle East and Egypt (Agnew; Jinshi 40). From the fourth through the
14th century, the Silk Road connected China to Rome and to every place in between, which includes Tibet, India, Turkestan, Afghanistan and the Arabian Peninsula (Agnew; Jinshi 40; Hiebert 37).
While this trade route is referred to as a "road," it is important for modern day students to realize that this was
not a "road" in the conventional sense of the road?even as a trade route the path traveled could vary considerably, particularly as political situations shifted in certain areas (Agnew; Jinshi
40). . The term "silk road" was coined by a 19th century explorer, Baron Ferdinand von Richtofen (Agnew; Jinshi 40). But while it wasnt a "road," it can be argued
that the Silk Road was the first information highway (Agnew; Jinski 40). This is because the various routes, which were known collectively as the "Silk Road" provided the medium
by which the technological innovations of China ?silk, ceramics, paper, gunpowder and silk?made their way to Europe (Agnew; Jinshi 40). From the West, the route saw cotton, spices, grapes,
wine and glass (Agnew; Jinshi 40). Also, art and ideas moved along with the goods spreading across the length of the trade routes known as the Silk Road. Much of
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