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From the Mediterranean to the China Sea, the Silk Routes stretched for almost 5,000 miles through the heart of Asia. They crossed some of the most dangerous and spectacular terrain on Earth, including the Pamir Mountains, called "The Roof of the World," the Hindu Kush, and the notorious Taklamakan desert, whose shifting sands have been known to swallow up great cities. For the past two thousand years, people have been tempted to travel these routes. They looked for trade or treasure, or just to satisfy their ...
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From the Mediterranean to the China Sea, the Silk Routes stretched for almost 5,000 miles through the heart of Asia. They crossed some of the most dangerous and spectacular terrain on Earth, including the Pamir Mountains, called "The Roof of the World," the Hindu Kush, and the notorious Taklamakan desert, whose shifting sands have been known to swallow up great cities. For the past two thousand years, people have been tempted to travel these routes. They looked for trade or treasure, or just to satisfy their curiosity. This book tells of the adventures these travelers had, what they found, and the contacts they made, exploring the Silk Routes.

Examines the opening and development of the silk route and the effects of trade between the East and the West.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780887802348
  • Publisher: Formac Publishing Company, Limited
  • Publication date: 1/1/1993
  • Series: The Silk and Spice Routes Series
  • Pages: 48
  • Age range: 12 - 18 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 11.00 (h) x 0.25 (d)

Table of Contents

Map of the Silk and Spice Routes 4
1 What is the Silk Route? 6
A Bridge between East and West 6
To the Roof of the World 8
The Route to Europe 10
The Many Roads of the Silk Route 12
2 The Opening of the Silk Route 14
Zhang Qian's Expedition 14
The Golden Age of the Han Dynasty 16
Silk and the Roman Empire 18
The Middle Empires 20
3 Controlling the Silk Route 22
Collapse of the Old Empires 22
Sasanians and Sogdians 24
4 The Paths of New Beliefs 26
The Spread of Religions 26
The Pilgrim Explorers 28
The Tang Dynasty 30
The Rise of Islam 32
5 The Silk Route of the Mongols 34
The Coming of Ghengis Khan 34
The Pope's Emissary to the East 36
Marco Polo's Journey 38
6 The End of the Silk Route 40
The Decline of Overland Trade 40
Rediscovery of the Silk Route 42
The Silk Route Today 44
A Silk Route Time Chart 46
Glossary 47
Index 48
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