Which one of this were exchanged on the silk road?

Where did Islam spread?

What dynasty did the Silk Road develop under?

Who was the "Father" of the silk roads?

What religion was spread along the silk road?

How long was the silk roads

One reason for the decline of silk road

Which good was traded from India?

Which religion was not spread on the silk roads?

Source: Roman historian, Cassius Dio, 164 - 224 C.E., commented on a celebration the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, staged in his own honor around 50 B.C.E.

If I mention one feature of his [Caesar's] extravagance at that time, I shall thereby give an idea of all the rest. In order that the sun might not annoy any of the spectators, he had curtains stretched over them made of silk, according to some accounts. Now this fabric is a device of barbarian luxury, and has come down from them even to us to gratify the fastidious taste of fine ladies.

Based on this text what is one way the silk roads benefited the empires along the road?

Source: Anonymous assistant to a Chinese merchant, A Record of Musings On the Eastern Capital, about Hangzhou, capital of the Southern Sung Dynasty, 1235.

During the morning hours, markets extend from Tranquility Gate of the palace all the way to the north and south sides of the New Boulevard. Here we find pearl, jade, talismans, exotic plants and fruits, seasonal catches from the sea, wild game -- all the rarities of the world seem to be gathered here.

This text gives an example that.......

Source: Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant who may have worked for the Yuan dynasty, the Mongol rulers of China, late 13^th century. This excerpt is a description of Hangzhou, a southern city that was part of the Yuan empire.

There are within the city ten principal squares or market places, besides innumerable shops along the streets. .... On the nearer bank ... stand large stone warehouses provided for merchants who arrive from India and other parts with their goods and effects. They are thus situated conveniently close to the market squares. In each of these, three days in every week, from forty to fifty thousand persons come to these markets and supply them with every article that could be desired.

This source proves that....

Source: Friar John of Monte Corvino, Letter to the West, one of two letters written to his fellow Franciscans around 1295. John was sent by Pope Nicolas IV to try to make an alliance with the Mongols against the Mamluk rulers of Egypt.

I, Friar John of Monte Corvino, of the Order of Friars Minor, departed from Tauris, a city of the Persians, in the year of the Lord 1291, and proceeded to India. And I remained in the country of India, wherein stands the church of St. Thomas the Apostle, for thirteen months, ....

I proceeded on my further journey and made my way to Cathay, the realm of the emperor of the Mongols who is called the Great Khan. To him I presented the letter of our lord the pope, and invited him to adopt the Catholic faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, but he had grown too old in idolatry. However he bestows kindnesses upon the Christians, and these two years past I am abiding with him.

Based on this text how did religion spread on the silk road?

What was critical to the functioning of the Silk Road?

Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation?

What religion did the Silk Road and Indian Ocean help to foster the spread of?

What food was prohibited from being eaten due to religious beliefs?

What were the two main religions spread because of the silk road?

Did the Turkic nomads become the dominant pastoralist group in Central Asia?

The horse made it possible for crossing the Sahara

What product did the Chinese produced at the the same time they made silk?

The trade between East and West along the Silk Road created....

Which of the following did china not import?

Source: Sima Qian, The Records of the Grand Historian, about Zhang Qian, a diplomat who traveled to the court of the Yuezhi for the Han Emperor Wudi, 1^st century B.C.E.

Zhang Qian was the first person to bring back a clear account of the Dayuan [present day Krygystan and Uzbekistan].

Anzi [Parthian Persia] is situated several thousand li [a little more than a third of a mile] west of the region of the Great Yuezhi. The people are settled on the land, cultivating the fields and growing rice and wheat. They also make wine out of grapes.

This text proves that the silk road increased.....