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Neither an actual road nor a single route.

Refers to a network of routes.

Heavy silk trading took place during that period, thus it's dubbed as the "Silk Road".

Used to exchange goods.

Used by traders for more than 1,500 years.

Formally established during the Han Dynasty of China .

The term 'Silk Routes' has become increasingly favored by historians .

The term 'Silk Road' is the more common and recognized name.

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Began in north-central China in Xi'an.

Stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean.

The length was about 4,000 miles (more than 6,400 km).

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Parts of it survive in the form of a paved highway connecting Pakistan and the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang in China.

The United Nations planned to sponsor a trans-Asian motor highway and railroad.

Inspired China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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🌏 It connected the world.

💸 Improves the economies and accessibility of many countries.

☪️ Helps the spread of religions.

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🦠  Dangerous disease can spread easily.

🛡️ Lack of safety and security.

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1. Constantinople, Turkey

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Represents the end of the Silk Road after the fall of the city.

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It lies at a crucial crossroads of two trade routes.

The word "damask" is a synonym of silk.

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A city situated at the centre of the Silk Road

Ibn Battuta remarked that it was,

“one of the greatest and finest of cities, and most perfect of them in beauty”.

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Aleppo stands out as one of the key centers along the legendary Silk Road.

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A major Chinese city.

Formally known as Chang’an marking the beginnings of the Silk Road.

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The most successful traders of the Silk Road were the The Sogdians.

Their language became the lingua franca of the Silk Road.

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Goods were then shipped to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.