1. The Silk Road

2. The Silk Road
The Silk Road was 4,000 miles long, stretching across Asia.
It began in the Han dynasty (Luoyang and Chang’an).
It ended in Antioch, Syria, which is along the Mediterranean Sea.
It lasted for more than 1,000 years.

3. The Silk Road
The Silk Road connected the Han Dynasty to the Roman Empire.
It was not a continuous route.
It was a network of smaller trade routes.

4. The Silk Road Two major parts: The Eastern Silk Road
- connected Luoyang to Kashgar
(Kashgar was the central trading post)
The Western Silk Road
-Kashgar to Antioch
(contained The Trail of Bones)

5. The Eastern Silk Road

6. The Western Silk Road

7. Kashgar Today

8. Dangers along the Silk Road
Bandits
wild animals, scorpions, and flies
sandstorms
Mirages – an image of something not really there.
The Pamir Mountains

9. Zhang Qian

10. Zhang Qian Zhang Qian is known as the father of the Silk Road.
He was sent by a Han emperor to find allies to fight the Huns.
Zhang did not find allies, but he discovered better horses, grapes, and established trade relationships.

11. Silk
Silk is a fiber taken from the cocoons of silk worms, and it is used to make cloth.
To protect the value of silk, the Chinese kept the process of making silk a secret.
Romans first saw silk at a battle.
The Romans traded gold and glassware for silk.

12. Goods traded on the Silk Road
6. Flowers
7. Cosmetics
8. Metal Items
9. Asbestos
10. Coral
Silk
Gold
Glassware
Perfumes
Fruits and Vegetables