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 Chinese jade and steatite plaques, in the Scythian-style animal art of the steppes. 4th–3rd century BC. British Museum. |
The Silk Road (from ) or Silk Route is a modern term referring to a historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass that connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world, as well as parts of North and East Africa. Extending 4,000 miles (6,500 km), the Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it, which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). The central Asian sections of the trade routes were expanded around 114 BC by the Han dynasty, largely through the missions and explorations of Zhang Qian, but earlier trade routes across the continents already existed.
- Related: Cities along the Silk Road, Dzungarian Gate, Godavaya, History of silk, Hippie trail, Incense Road, Kamboja-Dvaravati Route, Karakoram Highway, Mount Imeon, Serica, Three hares
| Silk Road Atlas (University of Washington) Silk Road Atlas (University of Washington) depts.washington.edu/silkroad/maps/maps.html - Web |
| Silk Road in Tajikistan Silk Road in Tajikistan navrasta.com/en/tajikistan/silkway-in-tajikistan.html - Web |
| Miami University Silk Road Project Miami University Silk Road Project montgomery.cas.muohio.edu/silkroad - Web |
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