Ancient China TradeTrade significantly impacted Ancient China. The Silk Road was the main way to trade. It helped them with economy, culture, inventions and ideas.
The Silk RoadThe Silk Road was an international trade route that connected China to the Middle East and Europe. The Silk Road began in the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC) and is over 6,400 km long. It was called the Silk Road because one major product traded was silk cloth It was important because it helped develop trade and commerce between other groups such as India and Europe. The Silk Road didn't just consist of one routes but many different routes. Some were shorter but more dangerous, and others were longer and safer.
What Ancient China TradedAncient China traded things such as tea, salt, spices, medicines, silk, pottery, paper, gunpowder, jade, porcelain and many more. But it wasn't until the Silk Road was built in 138 BC when Ancient China traded internationally. Ancient China also bought goods like cotton, ivory, gold, wool and silver.
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Merchants were people who traded items and they used the Silk Road. They often traveled in large groups and had guards so they could defend themselves and their goods from bandits. Camels were popular animals for transport because much of the land was harsh and dry. Merchants use to go on camels with their items along a route to Central Asia. The route that the merchants traveled on was later known as the Silk Road. This is how the Silk Road came to be. Eventually, inns were built along the Silk Road so that merchants and their camels could rest.
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