https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h History Alive! The Ancient World en-us 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC 2025-12-06 14:11:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/314724072/fc03a9fb99c570b4961f693247442266/trade.jpeg amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570943 Zhang Qian (Father of the Silk Road) Statue]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570943 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570944 Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road. His travels helped create a stable trade relationship between China and its neighbors down west.]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570944 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570945 A Chinese man named Zhang Qian is often said to be the Father of the Silk Road.]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570945 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570946 In 138 B.C.E., a Han leader sent Zhang Qian and 100 other men west.]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570946 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570947 Zhang Qian brought back news of places such as Persia, Syria, India, and Rome.]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570947 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570948 Over time, Chinese traders traveled even farther west.]]> 2019-06-04 13:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365570948 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573108 The Silk Road was not one long route, but rather a group of many shorter trade routes between various stops.]]> 2019-06-04 13:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573108 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573205 The Eastern Silk Road connected Luoyang to Kashgar in the western part of the Taklimakan Desert.]]> 2019-06-04 13:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573205 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573303 Many dangers faced traders traveling crossing the Taklimakan Desert. ]]> 2019-06-04 13:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573303 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573395 To keep themselves safe, before entering the desert, travelers often formed long groups of camels.]]> 2019-06-04 13:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573395 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573492 Silk was the best trading good because it was both light and worth a lot of money. ]]> 2019-06-04 13:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573492 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573679 Besides silk, the Chinese also traded China Dishware, ornaments, jewelry, and cast-iron cooking objects/products]]> 2019-06-04 13:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573679 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573832 The journey west from Kashgar began with a hard expedition across the Pamir Mountains.]]> 2019-06-04 13:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573832 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573917 Most of the mountain passes were very thin and dangerous.]]> 2019-06-04 13:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365573917 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574004 After the Pamir Mountains, the path took explorers through a fertile land in what is now Afghanistan.]]> 2019-06-04 13:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574004 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574084 From Ctesiphon, the Silk Road turned northwards and passed all the way through the Syrian Desert.]]> 2019-06-04 13:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574084 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574156 The many goods finally reached Antioch and many other Mediterranean trade stops.]]> 2019-06-04 13:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574156 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574218 Travelers from Egypt, Arabia, and Persia brought perfumes, cosmetic items, and carpets.]]> 2019-06-04 13:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574218 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574286 The Chinese valued Roman glass products highly.]]> 2019-06-04 13:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574286 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574337 The Romans also sent large amounts of gold to trade for some chinese silk.]]> 2019-06-04 13:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365574337 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365575516 Eastern Silk Road]]> 2019-06-04 13:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365575516 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365575954 Western Silk Road]]> 2019-06-04 13:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365575954 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365576520 The trade between The East and The West along the Silk Road made cultural dispersal, in which ideas and knowledge spread from a certain culture to others.]]> 2019-06-04 13:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365576520 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365576979 Diets, farming, and agriculture also changed as trade brought new plants into new places.]]> 2019-06-04 13:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365576979 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365577339 The Silk Road also helped to disperse Buddhist beliefs.]]> 2019-06-04 13:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365577339 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365852296 Silk]]> 2019-06-05 13:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365852296 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365852450 These women are creating silk. The Chinese closely protected the secret of how to make silk.]]> 2019-06-05 13:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365852450 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365853726 China India]]> 2019-06-05 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365853726 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365853813 The spread of Buddhism from India to China is an example of cultural dispersion. These two Buddha statues from China and India help reflect the spread of ideas.]]> 2019-06-05 13:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/365853813 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/366102639 Help spread Buddhism to the Unreached parts of China. For more info call (012) 345-6789]]> 2019-06-06 13:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/366102639 amber_leary https://padlet.com/amber_leary/dll0j6fe2d1h/wish/366103469 You too can trade! Just call 
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