Silk Road Facts by NURUL SYAFIRA BINTI JAMAL Moe https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68 by Adilah, Naja, Nurin, Syafira en-us 2021-03-07 03:32:18 UTC 2024-11-09 10:00:29 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Silk Road? m4511758 https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1277567786
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-03-07 13:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1278507798     Famous cities along the Silk Road m3621802 https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1278512435 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 connected the world.

    💸 Improves the economies and accessibility of many countries.

    ☪️ Helps the spread of religions.

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    🛡️ Lack of safety and security.]]>     2021-03-08 07:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1280738220     2. Damascus , Syria m3621802 https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1281596149
  • 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”.
    ]]>     2021-03-08 12:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1281608747     4. Aleppo , Syria m3621802 https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1281628545 Aleppo stands out as one of the key centers along the legendary Silk Road.]]> 2021-03-08 12:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1281628545 5. Xian, China m3621802 https://padlet.com/m4511758/vbg0dsjek8qcwk68/wish/1281646504
  • A major Chinese city. 
  • Formally known as Chang’an marking the beginnings of the Silk Road.
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