Silk Road routes
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Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
Aliases (15)
- Silk Road ×29
- Incense Route ×4
- Maritime Silk Road ×4
- Silk Road trade routes ×3
- Silk Road corridor ×2
- Silk Road network ×2
- Silk Road regions ×2
- New Silk Road ×1
- Silk Road corridor (historical) ×1
- Silk Road network (regional trade routes) ×1
- Silk Road region ×1
- Silk Road studies ×1
- Silk Road trade ×1
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor ×1
- Silk Routes ×1
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural exchange network
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historical trade network → transcontinental trade route → |
| coinageDate |
19th century
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| coinedBy |
Ferdinand von Richthofen
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| connects |
Central Asia
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East Asia → Europe → Mediterranean region → Middle East → North Africa → South Asia → |
| declineFactors |
insecurity from invasions
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political fragmentation → rise of maritime trade routes → spread of plague → |
| extendsFrom |
China
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| extendsTo |
Arabian Peninsula
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Byzantine Empire → Indian subcontinent → Mediterranean Sea → Persian Empire → Roman Empire → |
| facilitatedExchangeOf |
artworks
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gems → glassware → horses → languages → paper → philosophical concepts → porcelain → precious metals → religious ideas → scientific knowledge → silk → slaves → spices → technologies → textiles → |
| facilitatedSpreadOf |
Buddhism
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Christianity → Islam → Manichaeism → Nestorian Christianity → Zoroastrianism → architectural forms → artistic styles → musical traditions → |
| hasComponentRoute |
desert routes
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maritime routes → mountain passes → overland routes → steppe routes → |
| historicalPeriodOfPeak |
Han dynasty
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Mongol Empire → Pax Mongolica → Tang dynasty → |
| influenced |
cultural syncretism
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development of caravanserais → economic integration of Eurasia → spread of technologies such as papermaking → urban development in Central Asia → |
| knownAs |
Silk Road
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Silk Routes → |
| locatedIn |
Eurasia
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| majorCityOnRoute |
Aleppo
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Antioch → Baghdad → Bukhara → Chang'an → Constantinople → Damascus → Dunhuang → Herat → Kashgar → Lanzhou → Merv → Nishapur → Palmyra → Samarkand → Tashkent → Xi'an → |
| passesThrough |
Anatolia
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Fertile Crescent → Iranian Plateau → Levant → Pamir Mountains → Taklamakan Desert → Tarim Basin → Tien Shan → |
| relatedConcept |
Maritime Silk Road
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Steppe Road → Tea Horse Road → |
| transportMode |
camel caravans
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pack animals → river boats → sea-going ships → |
| usedFor |
diplomatic missions
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long-distance trade → military movements → religious pilgrimages → |