Silk road

Food

Mediterranean

China

India

Central Asia

Religions

Olive oil

Grapes

Tomatoes

Lemon

Pepper

Pasta

Rhubarb

Ginger

Carrots

Apples

Mustard

Buddhism

Christianity

Zoroastrianism

Islam

Trading Centres

Xian

Kashgar

Bukhara

Balkh

Dangers

Huge mountains

Marauding Mongols

Vast deserts

Thieves and bandist

Starvation and water

Facts

240 Days at good speed

3000 years old by egyptian mummies

4000 Miles from Xian to Istanbul