https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m en-us 2017-02-13 19:56:11 UTC 2023-03-29 09:56:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153556197 Trade ran East and West along the expanding trade routes that would become what was later known as the Silk Road. ]]> 2017-02-13 19:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153556197 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153557078 The Silk Road, pictured below, ran through China, India, Asia, throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, Africa, Greece, Rome and Britain. ]]> 2017-02-13 20:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153557078 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153557925 2017-02-13 20:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153557925 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153558223 Goods such as silk and ceramics were traded West to the expanding Roman Empire.]]> 2017-02-13 20:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153558223 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153558702 2017-02-13 20:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153558702 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153847405 The Chinese Silk was able to be traded with Xiongnu for articles worth several pieces of gold.]]> 2017-02-14 19:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153847405 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153848821 The Silk Road, or Silk Route, was an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent.]]> 2017-02-14 19:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153848821 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153850915 Many different merchandises traveled along the Silk Road, but the name comes from the popularity of Chinese Silk.]]> 2017-02-14 19:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153850915 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153851804 The silk remained popular until the Fall of Rome. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153851804 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153852302 Unfortunately, everything good didn't come with the Silk Road. They also faced many problems. For example, disease was spread across the Silk Road. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153852302 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153853520 Chinese Silk was incredibly popular along the west, including Rome. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153853520 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153853938 The spread of the bubonic plague of 542 CE rushed over people, killing many. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153853938 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153854744 Chinese Silk was worked as things like Immoral dresses for woman, and effeminate attire for men.]]> 2017-02-14 19:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153854744 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153855232 Soon after this, the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527- 565 CE), became tired of paying the prices of the Chinese demanded for silk, sent two emissaries, disguised as monks, to China to steal the silk worms, and bring them back to him. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153855232 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153855968 Justinian's plan was successful. It resulted in the Byzantine Silk industry. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153855968 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857583 The Fall of Rome signaled the end of the Silk Road. Trading no longer happened through that route afterwards.]]> 2017-02-14 20:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857583 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857803 The Fall of Rome signaled the end of the Silk Road and its trade.]]> 2017-02-14 20:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857803 briana_devincenzo https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857998 2017-02-14 20:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/briana_devincenzo/emdj5fycju6m/wish/153857998