Silk Roads:Exchange Across Eurasia

Geography

From China to the Mediterranean, the Silk Road was a series of trade routes upon which goods were relayed from one end to the other.

Goods

Technological Diffusion

Social Diffusion

Buddhism appealed to the merchants and it spread in the trading cities of the Silk Road.

With time and exposure, Buddhism also changed.

Political DiffusionThe Silk Road moved people and goods between

empires.The safety of the route was important to it’s

existence.

Economic DiffusionThe trade along the Silk Road built wealth in the

towns which harbored the travelers.The spread of disease allowed a change in

demand and supply of labor

ConclusionThe Silk road primarily expands and intensifies

the communication and exchange networks within its influence through changes in religion and wealth.