the silk road. network of trade routes, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce;...
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The Silk Road
Network of trade routes, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce; between China
and the Mediterranean
The Silk Road:introduction
• Officially established in Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)– Expanded in 114 BCE by Zhang Qian
• Yuan Dynasty (Kublai Khan), trade from China along the Silk Road peaked. (Pax Mongolia).
The Silk Road:introduction
SilkA valuable cloth
Originally made only in China
Fine, strong, soft, lustrous, warm/cool
Produced by silkworms
Technique/process of sericulture (silkmaking) were closely guarded secrets
Revealed secrets/smuggled silkworm eggsor cocoons outside of China = punished bydeath.
The Silk Road:introduction
What was traded?- Goods, religions, idea, technologies, diseases
Historical Significance:- Contributed to the development of civilizations
(China, Indian Sub-continent, Persia, Europe, Arabia)
- Established political and economic relationships
The Silk Road
Products Traded along the Silk Road
Products Area of Origin
Wool, gold, silver, ivory, jewels, metals, figs, walnuts Europe
Jars Mediterranean
Glass Mesopotamia and Egypt
Oil Baku (Azerbaijan)
Dates, pistachios, peaches, walnuts, Tyrian purple, indigo, frankincense, myrrh, storax, muslin cloth, wine, glassware, olive oil, silver vessels, glass and stone beads
Persia, Middle East
Incense Southern Arabia
Household slaves, pets, arena animals, exotic furs, cashmere wool, raw and finished cotton, spinach, sandalwood, palm oil, cane sugar, perfumes, gems, gold, ivory, opium, glass and stone beads
India
Cinnamon India, Sri Lanka
Jade Khotan (northwestern China)
Silk, skins, iron, mirrors, weapons, porcelain, lacquerware, nephrite jade, rhubarb, ivory, paper, grain, gunpowder, medicines, Epsom salts, elixirs, ginseng, snake bile, seaweed
China
Silver, gold Southern China, Tibet, Indochina
Spices, aromatic roots, resins Southeast Asia
Sulphur Indonesia
Camphor China, Japan, Borneo, Indochina
• 4,000+ miles long
• Many routes; some dangerous
• Marco Polo traveled to China along the Silk Road.
• The Bubonic plague (Black Death) traveled to Europe from the Silk Road.
• Goods were traded at trade posts. Few merchants traveled entire route.
The Silk Road:Fun facts
Culture:the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regardedcollectively.
Cultural diffusion/ exchange:the spread of cultural items (ideas, lifestyles, religions, technologies, languages etc.)betweenindividuals from one culture to another.
Globalization: The tendency of businesses, technologies, or philosophies to spread throughout theworld, or the process of making this happen.
Innovation: a new method, idea, product, etc. (typically something that makes life easier)
Trade: the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
The Silk Road: Vocabulary
Caravan:group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together acrossa desert in Asia or North Africa.
Caravansaries: an inn with a central courtyard for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa.
Bandit: a robber
Cargo:goods carried by caravans to be traded
Emissary:a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
Mirage: optical illusion seen by travelers on the Eastern Silk Road caused by the heatof the desert.
The Silk Road: Vocabulary
The Silk Road:routes
The silk road:religions
The Silk Road:languages
The Silk Road:territories
The Silk RoadGeography & climate
VocabularyEconomythe wealth and resources of a country or region, especiallyin terms of the production and consumption of goods andservices.
Tradethe action of buying and selling goods and services.
Scarcitythe state of being in short supply;
TradeoffBalance achieved by compromise
Specializationwhen a nation or individual concentrates its productive efforts on producing aLimited variety of goods
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Supply & Demandthe amount of a commodity, product, or serviceavailable and the desire of buyers for it,considered as factors regulating its price.
Exchange RatePrice for which the currency of a country can be exchangedfor another country's currency
Incentivea thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment
Middle mana person who arranges business or political deals between other people.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Barterexchange (goods or services) for othergoods or services without using money.
Moneya current medium of exchange in the form of coinsand banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.
Economic InterdependenceParticipants of economic system are dependent on othersfor the products they cannot produce efficiently themselves
Vocabulary
- Introduction to the Silk Road & Questions
- The Dynamics of Trade along the Silk Road
- Belief Systems Along the Silk Road & Questions
- Silk Road Timeline
- A Journey Along the Silk Road Poster Project
- The Growth of Cities
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