How did The Silk Road Actually Work?

How did The Silk Road Actually Work?

The Silk Road was the ultimate route for messengers, merchants, and explorers alike. The roads were used in a few manners, with the main being for commercial trade.

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♦Sources :
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Boulnois, Luce (2004). Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road

Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd centuries CE

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Skylar Gordon

00:00 Han Dynasty Ambitions & Journey West
01:17 The Silk Road Opens & Persian Royal Road
02:53 Early Silk Trade & Rome's Obsession
04:56 Goods, Culture, and Ideas on the Silk Road
06:38 Marco Polo & the Age of Exploration
08:47 Legacy of the Silk Road

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