The Silk Road Notes- Kennedy

Constantinople, Antioch, Xi'an, Guangzhou

Rome, Athens, Alexandria, Babylon

London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid

Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Cairo

It was a luxurious fabric spun from cocoons of mulberry tree-eating worms

The process for making silk was a closely guarded Chinese secret

It was highly coveted and very valuable

It was commonly produced in every region along the Silk Road

Olive oil

Spices

Ivory

Wine

Frequent rest stops

Desert and mountainous terrain

Abundant water sources

Smooth roads

Bandits

Weather

Smooth roads

Abundant food

To serve as a place of worship

To provide lodging and safety for travelers and their animals

To act as a government building

To store agricultural products

It only connected cities within China.

It was a single road built by the Roman Empire.

It facilitated trade and cultural exchange between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

It was used exclusively for military purposes.

Gunpowder and paper

Buddhism and the decimal system

Silk weaving techniques

Greek philosophy

Invention of gunpowder

Advanced medicine and surgery

Development of democracy

Creation of the printing press

Gunpowder, compass, and paper

Silk, porcelain, and tea

Printing press, steam engine, and telescope

Algebra, geometry, and astronomy