Sep 08, 2019 the ancient silk road was approximately 4,000 miles 6,440 km from its start in china to its end on the shore of the eastern mediterranean. The twohumped bactrian camel carried goods for caravans on the roads around the taklamakan desert. The paint program can help you make new image files, but it cannot open document or pdf file. Integral study of the silk roads roads of dialogue, 19881997, the silk roads project. Mar 15, 2018 this map indicates trading routes used around the 1st century ce centred on the silk road. If your pdf reader is displaying an error instead of opening a pdf file, chances are that the file is c.
Buddhism spread through the silk road from india towards china through. An oversized pdf file can be hard to send through email and may not upload onto certain file managers. Stretching about 4,000 miles 6,437 kilometers, the silk road started from the ancient great china capital city changantodays xian, and later from luoyang during east han dynasty. Pdf abstract the silk road had predominantly been a series of trade routes that intertwined their way through europe, central asia, persia. The silk road the silk road or silk route was an extensive network of overland trade routes across the asian continent. The book is based on frankopans basic understanding of the silk road that for millennia, it was the region lying between east and west, linking europe with the pacific, that was the axis on which the globe spun. Recording the journey statues depicting an ancient caravan in the city of samarkand, formerly marakanda, an important stop on the silk road. To combine pdf files into a single pdf document is easier than it looks. The routes remain largely valid for the period 500 bce to 500 ce. Silk road 3 to explain how physical features of the land influence the location of humanly defined structures including pathways, roads and trade routes such as the silk road. The silk road, a transeurasian network of trade routes connecting east and southeast asia to central asia, india, southwest asia, the mediterranean, and northern europe, which flourished from.
Along central asias silk road cal alumni association. Its interlocking paths covered a distance ofover 8000 kilometres. Many different people lived along the silk route s paths. Central asian art from the west berlin state museums. Individual articles may be downloaded from the links below in the table of contents. The silk road or silk route was an extensive network of overland trade routes across the asian continent. It moved westwards, via the hexi corridorwuwei, zhangye, dunhuang, jiuquan, and divided into northern. Note that all pdf files are low resolution for optimal speed in downloading, but the complete volume file is large and may take a few minutes. Luckily, there are lots of free and paid tools that can compress a pdf file in just a few easy steps. This ancient route linked china in the east with europe in the west, crossing through the heart of the asian landmass. One problem associated with this difficult environment was the drift of deserts into some of the. Depending on the type of scanner you have, you might only be able to scan one page of a document at a time.
Asian tour in the autumn of 20, china has in the meantime launched the silk road economic. Searching for a specific type of document on the internet is sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. It was full of difficulties and obstacles, but it was the only way for china to connect with the west between the second century b. The silk road was actually a network of smaller trade. Goods were usually transported by large caravans made up. The silk road is actually many routes from the roman empire through the steppes, mountains, and d. You are about to go on a journey along the silk road of the chinese tang dynasty 618917. Ancient silk road first global supply chain scm globe.
Pdf is a hugely popular format for documents simply because it is independent of the hardware or application used to create that file. The southern route ran west along the northern foot of kunlun mountains to kashgar a key point on the silk road, and eventually figure 5. This network of premodern times became what it was as hundreds of ancient trade routes gradually connected. Silk road, ancient trade route, linking china with the west, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of rome and china. Nov 09, 2015 file type icon file name description size revision time user ch. The silk road was a network of routes linking the ancient societies of east, south, central, western asia, and the mediterranean, formally established during the han dynasty of china. Via maris is one modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early bronze age, linking egypt with the northern empires of syria, anatolia and mesopotamia along the mediterranean coast of modernday egypt, palestine, israel, iran, iraq, turkey and syria. Volume 15 2017 of the silk road is the last one that will be printed in hard copy at the same time it is posted online at the silkroad foundation website. It contributed to the development of many of the worlds great civilizations and enabled the exchange of technologies and ideas that reshaped the known world. Recording the journey ev the heavenly horses are coming across the pastureless wilds a thousand legs at a stretch following the eastern road. Silk road dbq state of south carolina indicators 63.
Just like the ancient one, it is to consist of both a land and a maritime route. Silk rd essay resources first week of april source 1. Have the students use a map to locate china on a political map. Students will explore the silk road trade networks by investigating a route. But scholars are even more amazed at the religious diversity of silk road oasis communities. Silk road curriculum project 20182019 ingrid herskind 1 title of lesson plan.
The silk road primarily refers to the land but also sea routes connecting east asia and southeast asia with south asia, persia, the arabian peninsula, east africa and. Various ancient cultures, including some lost cultures, have left remnants of themselves along the route. A pdf file is a portable document format file, developed by adobe systems. His expedition reports made it clear that he condemned, and himself avoided the superficial examination of sites and the. Under the han, trade routes were opened that allowed the chinese to trade with other ancient cultures. Depending on gravity, the karez consist of underground channels. The silk road was a trade route that went from china to eastern europe. Most electronic documents such as software manuals, hardware manuals and ebooks come in the pdf portable document format file format. In this chapter, youll explore the great trade route known as the silk road. Students use their silk road graphic organizer to learn how different regions of asia, euro.
Accordingly, the former will begin in xian, in central china, before stretching to the border with kazakhstan. One of the fun things about computers is playing with programs like paint. Students will explore the silk road trade networks by investigating a route, mapping the best path. Silk road in western chinaxinjiang, dunhuang gansu, xian and tibet c. This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive silk roads network, stretching from changan luoyang, the central capital of china in the han and tang dynasties, to the zhetysu region of central asia. Your task is to report back on what this journey tells you about life at the time, how trade brought different civilisations into contact with each. Winter 2018 course schedule following the ancient silk. Pdf this article takes a long historical perspective on the silk road, attempting to see it from a chinese point of view. The southern route ran west along the northern foot of kunlun mountains to kashgar a key point on the silk road, and. The silk road is a series of trade routes that spanned from rome to the deserts of central asia and was integral to several ancient economies. By now we could see snowcapped mountains gathering on the horizon. Chinas imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the silk road in ancient times as tribute from tibet. In latin, via maris means way of the sea, a translation of the greek. Grunwedel, albert ethnological museum in berlin along the ancient silk routes.
The silk road was and is a network of trade routes connecting the east and west, and was central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century bce to the 18th century. What can a journey along the silk road tell us about the past. The silk road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a. Connecting the ancient world through trade by shannon harris castelo can be found on you tube if link does not work. The silk road then heads southwest to iran before passing through iraq, syria and turkey. Not literally a single road, it consisted of a network of trade routes connecting china with central asia and lands beyond, all the way to rome. Even though sections of the silk road have been buried by sand, the local dry climate has amazingly preserved several sites, which are thousand of years old. Another traverse from the silk road to the indian buddhist route went presumedly through the jumla and humla area, particularly during the time of the khas malla empire c. You will see things and learn how civilisations met and mixed. One belt, one road and the history of the maritime silk route. The oriental institute of the university of chicago. In this engaging ancient china and the silk road activity, students navigate around the room to learn about 6 major products plus over 20 others that were spread via the ancient silk road of ancient china. You can use the tools in paint to add something to a different document.
Ancient silk road routes and maps silk road travel information. This article explains what pdfs are, how to open one, all the different ways. China also received nestorian christianity and buddhism from india via the route. This was one out of three directly linking routes to the silk road through the present nepal state. Volume 15 2017 of the silk road is the last one that will be printed in hard copy at the same time it is posted on. Statues depicting an ancient caravan in the city of samarkand, formerly marakanda, an important stop on the silk road. At its peak, the silk road stretched from eastern china to the mediterranean sea.
Sep 16, 2007 city, astana ancient tombs, flaming mountains, and the amazing ancient karez system. By michelle rae uy 24 january 2020 knowing how to combine pdf files isnt reserved. If your scanner saves files as pdf portbale document format files, the potential exists to merge the individual files into one doc. Stratton history 105 16 december 2015 the silk road and its impact on globalization in the novel, life along the silk road, the merchant nanaivandak traveled the silk road toward china, due to his love for mountainous terrain and his zeal for trade. I paid for a pro membership specifically to enable this feature.
Silk road assessments a for grade level students b for diverse learners and answer keys writing prompt and scoring guide objectives the student will be able to. It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern europe near todays turkey and the mediterranean sea. They connected east, south, and western asia with the mediterranean world, including north africa and europe extending over 8,000 km 5,000 miles. Pdf file or convert a pdf file to docx, jpg, or other file format. Silk road activity field museum of natural history.
South asia can again be a hub of economic activities through improved connectivity, india must focus on improving connectivity along the ancient silk route in. Catalog of an exhibition held april 3 june 20, 1982, a 225 page document can be downloaded from. One of the major phenomena in the history of the old world is the great silk road, in ancient times and in the middle ages the trade route between china, the. In reality, there was not one silk road but many small routes. The ancient silk road passed through desolate desert areas and over snowcapped peaks. We entered a valley where the river was wide and mostly clogged with ice, brilliant white and glinting in the sunshine.
Cb, l, ds day 6 turpan urumqi turpan is best known for its grapes and honeydew melons, but is also rich in historical links to the silk road. The silk road and transeurasian exchange, co mparative studies of south asia, africa and the middle east 30. He wrote as he waited for the arrival of new horses on the silk road. This means it can be viewed across multiple devices, regardless of the underlying operating system. Map of the silk road routes illustration world history.
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