Along The Silk Road

Along The Silk RoadBy: Maggie Brassinga, Charlie Irwin, Patrick Gibson, and Ryan

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Chang’an

Most important ancient capital cities of China

Known as the Eastern Terminal of the Silk Road

Chang’an served as capital to the Han, Sui, and Tang dynasty leaders

Expensive jewels and diamonds were discovered in this area and has been known as the treasure chest or China

Danhuang Is an important “stop over” point for the Silk

Road travelers

Through this route Chinese culture and products, such as silk, were introduced to European and Middle East countries, and foreign culture such as Buddhism of India came to central China.

Buddhism was shown through artwork so many pictographs and murals were found through out Danhuang and mountains that lined the Silk Road

Travelers were able to see a variety of cultures and some adopted their customs.

Kashi Vital stop on the Silk Road

Located near the Taklamakan Desert the city endured very hot temperatures

Kashi is an oasis city which means it is a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well

Travelers that were passing through this hot climate may have run out of water

Filled with merchants and traders from neighboring cities the culture is very diverse

Toshkent Toshkent is Uzbekistan’s capital

It was a large contributer to the merchants of the Silk Road

It was and still is today a major exporter of silk, cotton and textiles.

Some of the other products included oil, coal, copper, sulfur, rice and manufactured products such as television sets, automobiles and tractors.

Tyre

Small rocky island

King Hiram of Tyre constructed two ports where Silk Road travelers were able to make the the journey across the Mediterranean Sea

Byzantium

The terminal of the Silk Road was in Rome, Italy

Some people says that it ends in Byzantium but later on the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire