the Eastern Silk Road versus the Western Silk Road

Connected Luoyang to Kashgar.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Connected Kashgar to Antioch.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Protected by the Great Wall.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Went through the Taklimakan Desert.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Journey began in the Pamir Mountains.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Sand storms threatened travelers.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Travelers threatened by wolves, lions, snakes, and vultures.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Passed through Mesopotamia.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Camels were the preferred packing animal.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road

Yaks were the preferred packing animal.

• Western Silk Road

• Eastern Silk Road