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14 April 2008

The Silk Road

The Silk Road is a coined word of German geographer , Ferdinand von Richthofen , pertaining to the collection of ancient interconnected routes that was used for transporting commodities starting from 114 BC by the Han Dynasty until 1400 . Though its primary purpose was trade and commerce , this collection of routes had been also a way for the transmission of cultures by that time and had served as a great help for the formation of the great civilizations of China , Egypt

, Mesopotamia Persia , Indian subcontinent , and Rome . Looking ahead

The Silk Road

During the 2nd Century BC , China 's most valuable commodity transporting to the Roman Empire was silk . The ancient collection of roads used to transfer this precious good was then named after it by German geographer , Ferdinand von Richthofen

Silk Road trader 's caravan passes through a 7000 kilometers long route and then passes finally the goods to ships that would deliver them to their designated ports . Commonly , these goods were brought to the Roman Empire and its nearby states such to the modern day Israel , Lebanon Egypt , Portugal and Sweden , but some were brought to known progressive ports of the present day Brunei , Thailand , Malacca , Ceylon , India Pakistan , Philippines , and Iran

Beside of the effect in trading and commerce , the Silk Road had also been a great factor in the transmission of cultures of the states involved . Buddhism , a religion following the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama , had used the Silk Road Route together with its traders in to influence vast people from different regions . Unique ways for giving imagery to Gautama Buddha had developed for different civilizations such as in this standing Gautama Buddha , ancient region of Gandhara , northern Pakistan , 1st century CE , Musye Guimet , Paris . Art had also been influenced as this is verified through this example Greco-Buddhist piece of art Chinese , being the main traders in the Silk Road , had exceptionally influenced every state they would trade into . Because Chinese were famous for their ornamented glazed ceramics , Italians had adopted their style in pottery as this is seen in these mid-15th century pot , plate and jar

Works Cited

The Great Silk Road guide , Map of the Silk Road . April 14 , 2008 Silk Road . April 14 , 2008

Greco-Buddhism . April 14 , 2008

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