The Silk Road:

Barter System

Trading a good for a good, a service for a service or a good for a service

Trade Exchanging goods or services for currency or other goods or services

Market

Silk Road

Goods

Economy

A place to sell or trade goods

A trade route from China to Mesopotamia which allowed for the exchange of goods and servicesItems to be sold

Prosperity or earnings of a place

Currency A form of money

Acculturation Adopting pieces of culture from another group of people

Trade Route

A road or path that people traveled to exchange goods

Essential Question

How did the Silk Road affect the culture and economy of Asia?

What was the Silk Road?

AD 600-1200

Network of About 4,600 miles of paths

Trade Route

From Changan (Xi’an) China to the Middle East by land and to Rome by sea

Changan Middle East

Who traveled on the Silk Road?

Merchants

Pilgrims of faiths

Soldiers

Guides

Camels

Effects of the Silk Road

Increase Economy

Exchange of Goods

Exchange of Ideas

Economy

Trade increases the economy

There are more sales because there are more markets which helps people make money.

Trade helps technology get better because of competition

Made major trade centers

The barter system and currency were used to trade and buy goods.

Exchange of Goods

From the East: Printing Press, Magnetic Compass, Gun Powder, Silk, Paper, Furs, Tea, Medicine, Dye

From the West: Ceramics, Ivory, Glass, Spices, Metal Work, Aromatics, Salt, Jewels, Food, Animals, Wines

Compare the old Silk Road with Modern China

Exchange of Ideas and CultureAcculturation of religion and philosophies

MusicFood: alfalfa, grapes, sesame, pomegranates, walnuts, cucumbers,, dates, nuts, carrotsFables TechnologyArtAstronomy and Math

Religion and Philosophies

Buddhism: India and Nepal

Islam: Arabia

Christianity: Judea (Israel)

Judaism: Sinai (Egypt)

Dangers of the Silk Road

Rough terrain like mountains and deserts

Bandits

Essential Question

How did the Silk Road affect Asia?