The Silk Road/ Silk Route. Presented by:

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1 The Silk Road/ Silk Route Presented by:

2 Overview Description of the Silk Road Emergence of the Silk Road Historical Construct of the Silk Road Significance of the Silk Road Negative impacts of the Silk Road The need to revive the Silk Road Conclusion

3 Description of the Silk Road The term Silk Road is a blanket term that symbolizes various trade routes and the point at which they merged in Central Asia According to Christian (2000), Silk Road is a system of exchanges linking the major regions of agrarian civilization in Afro-Eurasia, and as originating in the classical era Silk, porcelain, spices, ceramics, gems, precious metals, incense, livestock, and tea among others were the commonly traded products along the road Products traded were mainly luxurious products since the high prices of the products made it possible for the traders to generate high profits

4 Silk Road Trail

5 Description of the Silk Road (Cont.) Development of Silk Road was crucial It enhanced development and civilization of China among other surrounding nations in the Asian continent As a result, the Silk Route has maintained popularity with the modern world seeking to embrace the same idea as that of the Silk Roads

6 Artist Impression of the Silk Route Caravan

7 Emergence of Silk Route The term Silk Road was coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen who was an explorer The emergence of the Silk Road was as a result of market conditions from both a large and small scale (Fedorenko, 2013) The Silk Road came in to address issues of demand and supply It benefited the individuals that resided along the Silk Route as it became increasingly easier to exchange goods and services along the Silk Road The name Silk was derived from the trade of the Chinese silk that was considered as a very lucrative trade during the Han Dynasty

8 Items traded along the Silk Road

9 Historical Construct of the Silk Road Andrea (2014) has described the Silk Roads as a trans- Eurasian network of trade routes connecting East and Southeast Asia to Central Asia, India, Southwest Asia, the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe The route has increasingly gained popularity over the years and flourished for a relatively long period of time ranging from 100 BCE to 1450 Other constituents of the Eurasian Silk Routes include the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, as well as, other maritime transportation avenues The strategic location of the Silk Roads is what made the trading among the different nations even more profitable as all the trade routes eventually converged at a central point.

10 Significance of the Silk Road It enhanced trading of goods, services and ideas from one nation to another. It enhanced the influence of the civilizations between the East and the West in various ways. It created room for trading and sharing of knowledge among empires and cities in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North Africa

11 Negative Consequences of the Silk Roads Resulted to spread of Black Death Black death involved massive fatality and death following the outbreak

12 Significance of reviving Silk Route Revival of Silk Roads will create room for tourism That will result to increase in the flow of foreign currency in the countries connected by the Silk Roads Trade between the countries would be enhanced

13 Conclusion The Silk Route was imporant in the past and can still be important in the 21 st Century. It is high time that the route us revived.