THE SILK ROAD

COUNTRIES & THE SILK ROAD

• Europeans got silk from the road.
• African countries, Egypt and Somalia, got silk from the road.
• Asian countries, Arabia, India and Java, got silk from the road.
• Persians used the road to send messages.

IMPORTs AND EXPORTS

• Silk was mainly traded.
• Other luxury goods like spices and gold.
• Livestock was also traded.

TIME PERIOD

• The Silk Road started in 500BC.
• The Chinese and the Romans traded technology, food, and medicine.
• The Silk Road spread and it's use slowly declined in 1900.
• The Eurasian Land Bridge is sometimes referred to as the "New Silk Road

CONCLUSION

• The Silk Road was widely used during 500BC-1900.
• Spices, gold, livestock were traded, but it was mainly silk.
• European countries, Egypt, Somalia, Arabia, Persia, India,Java, and China used the road.