THE SILK ROAD

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• China
• Central Asia
• Middle East
• Persia
• Europe

GOODS TRADED

• Horses and camels
• Woolen goods, carpets, curtains, blankets, rugs
• Animals meats and fur
• Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Ivory
• Decor: bowls, glass, Chinese varnish, mirrors

GOODS TRADED

• Military weapons
• Ornaments, perfumery, fabrics, umbrellas
• Precious stones
• Medicine
• Chinese paper, technology, and silk

GOODS TRADED

• Tea and rice, amber and asbestos
• Glaze and cinnamon, ginger
• Dyes and honey
• Turtle shells and rhino horns
• Slaves

TIME PERIOD

• Second Century BC to the end of Fourteenth Century AD