Exchange and Goods Silk Roads - Ms. Wilden · History Ancient road from China to Rome The Silk Road...
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Silk Roads:
Exchange and Goods
Alexis Ruiz, Darby Miller, Kiara Melendez, Liam Fick
History
❖ Ancient road from China to Rome ➢ The Silk Road was actually a connection of
several routes that lead to the main road
➢ When the Silk Road was first opened/established,
the Han Dynasty was in control and their leader was Emperor Wudi (Liu Che)
❖ Began in Xi’an, China, and ended in the western Mediterranean (a.k.a. Levant)➢ The main route followed the Great Wall of China,
passed the Taklamakan Desert, went up and over the Pamir Mountains, crossed Afghanistan, and ended in Levant. From there, some merchants would mount their goods onto a boat and sail across the Mediterranean Sea and sell or trade in cities in Italy. Emperor Wudi
History (cont.)
❖ More protection meant more prosperity➢ More people traveled back and forth on the
Silk Road when the big empires provided
protection for them on their journey.
➢ When the Arabians took over Rome, less
merchants traveled because Arabians began
to jump the travelers and steal their goods,
leaving the merchants helpless.
Routes
❖ The Silk Road was divided into three main roads:➢ An eastern route; ran from China to the Pamir Mountains➢ A Central Asia route; ran from the Pamir Mountains to Central Asia➢ A western route; ran from Persia to the Mediterranean
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Main Route
Exchange
-Goods were exchanged and sold in markets
-The silk road was mostly consisted of “relay trade”
-Goods were either bought with currency or bartered of other goods
-Goods of higher value went do different markets than the general necessities
Goods
-Goods were often carried in large camel caravans
-Luxurious products were often in high demand (such as
salt, sugar, porcelain and spices)
- Goods heading towards China were loaded with gold,
silver, ivory, gems, and glass
-Goods from Central Asia carried blankets, curtains,
carpets, and woolen goods
-Silk was the most commonly traded item, hence the
name ‘The Silk Road’
The New Silk Road
The New Silk Road(Purposes)
❖ Development of Overland Infrastructure ➢ Xi’s wants to construct vasts networks running
westward and southward. These networks will consist of railways, energy pipelines, highways, and streamlined border crossing.
❖ Expansion of Maritime Shipping Routes➢ Xi would also like to invest in the development of
ports throughout the Indian Ocean. Including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, The Maldives, and Pakistan
The New Silk Road
-Expansion of the international use
of Chinese currency. If Chinese
currency is spread more, they will
likely become an even more
powerful economic force.
Advantages:
-Destruction of the ‘bottleneck’ in
Asian connectivity. China would like
to broaden up their options for
future vendors and expand from
their limited trading routes
Roadblocks:
-Converting war-footed countries
(such as Afghanistan and Pakistan)
into centers of commerce and trade
-Russia is also trying to come up
with their own regional integration
projects to take control of the
Eastern part of the globe
-Local people (within the cities where
construction will take place) are not
happy because they never knew about
the plan and don’t want the railways
going through their communities.
-The total cost for the railway will be
about $20 billion
The New Silk Road-(Video)
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