The Silk Roads by Adriana Montalvo

History of the Silk Road

admontalvo — 2014-04-14 13:18:57 UTC

•In 3000 BC, silk was first produced in China.

•In 200 BC, Chinese Immigrants bring the secret of Silk production to

•Over the next few centuries, the secret spreads to Middle East, Central Asia, and India before coming to Europe.

•General Zhang Qian reported where silk was being traded and encouraged the Han Dynasty to open the silk roads.

Maps of the Trade Routes

admontalvo — 2014-04-14 13:20:26 UTC

What was traded on the Silk Roads?

admontalvo — 2014-04-14 13:32:26 UTC

Here is a map that shows what was traded on the Silk Road.

It includes...

-Woven goods

-Horses and Lapdogs

-Gold and Silver

-Lapus Lazuli

-Silk

-and Religious Ideas

People and Places Associated with the Silk Road

admontalvo — 2014-04-14 13:42:55 UTC

People-

General Zhang Qian

Merchants

Travelers

Places-

Central China

India

Middle East

Rome

Cultural Diffusion on the Silk Roads

admontalvo — 2014-04-15 13:24:46 UTC

The Silk Roads are an example of Cultural Diffusion because cultural diffusion is when one culture takes something from another and makes it their own. The traders and merchants took the silk from China and brought it to other cultures that adapted to it and made the silk their own. They did this with many other of their trades.