Silk Road
Speed
Over 2000 Years ago.
Multiple Routes
They connect to many different settlements and to each other.
Persian Royal Road
Stretching nearly 2000 miles
A bridge between china and the west
Ambassadors were sent out
A integrated line scattered through Asia
Echange
Outflow of Gold
Chinese dynasties grew and fell
People went to East Asia because people knew there were riches
Age of Exploration
Connections Shape our lives today.
Economy
Cross Continental.
Communication
Traveled for months
Globalization.
Pioneers Shaped the roads
World Wide
Good transportation
Used for trades
Soldiers were Transmitting things,
Transport Packages
Long
Receive things from other Nations
Very big
Very dangerous
Very bad diseases were spread