Silk Road

Glossary

A network of historic trade routes, it connected Southern Europe, Persia, East Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia via land. It remained active for centuries and was central to economic and cultural exchange between the East and the West, particularly from the second century BCE to the eighteenth century CE. It is commonly believed to be the first global trade route.

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Silk Road%newline%A network of historic trade routes, it connected Southern Europe, Persia, East Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia via land. It remained active for centuries and was central to economic and cultural exchange between the East and the West, particularly from the second century BCE to the eighteenth century CE. It is commonly believed to be the first global trade route.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Silk Road”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/silk-road/
MLA	“Silk Road.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/silk-road/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Silk Road. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/silk-road/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)