SILK ROAD

Countries Involved

• From China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgistan,
• Tatzikistan, Uzbekistan, Persia, Iraq, Turkey,
• Syria, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Thibet, India,
• & Pakistan to parts if the Roman Empire

Goods Traded

• Mostly silk
• Porcelain, Tea
• Wine
• Weapons and metal work
• Jewelry, Horses, & woven goods

Time Period

• 500 B.C. to 500 C.E.

Worms used to make silk

Finished silk products

How did it affect?

• Spread knowledge about goods
• Spread disease
• Influenced both European and Asian culture
• People were able to obtain goods from other countries
• Culture spread