The Silk Road by gianna p. https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp The ancient Chinese trading route en-us 2017-05-07 15:10:41 UTC 2017-05-15 16:57:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png The Silk Road was NOT a road made of silk, it actually was a trade route. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170366704 2017-05-07 15:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170366704 The Silk Road went though many empires and kingdoms. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170366824 2017-05-07 15:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170366824 Why was it called the Silk Road? 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170367352 It was called the silk road because one of the major items they traded was silk. Silk was very valuable in both Asia and Europe.]]> 2017-05-07 15:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170367352 The Silk Road had many routes. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170367690 2017-05-07 15:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170367690 The traders used camels and caravans to travel and sometimes they would travel with guards. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170368011 2017-05-07 15:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170368011 Merchants also exported other things including "teas, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices." They also imported "cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver." 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170368336 2017-05-07 15:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170368336 For a small time it was called the Land of Silk. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170370760 2017-05-07 16:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170370760 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170370926 2017-05-07 16:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/170370926 The Silk Road was apart of the Han Dynasty. 1060664 https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/171892950 2017-05-15 16:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1060664/dxsfgrh7p4xp/wish/171892950