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Silk Roads

Overview

The Silk Roads do not have a start or an endpoint; they are a web of networks that have allowed goods, people and ideas, but also disease and violence, to flow east to west and west to east – from the Pacific coast of China and Russia to the Atlantic coasts of Europe and Africa, and also from Scandinavia in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

Example Key Words

Dynasty

A line of rulers from a country

Filial Piety

Devotion and service to parents

The Shi

The Chinese elite

The Nong

The Chinese farmers

Resources

Interactive short virtual tour: The Great Wall of China (Ming Dynasty) Virtual Tours (thechinaguide.com)