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The Silk Road
Not just trade routes — a centuries-long exchange of religion, disease, technology, and ideas.
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The Silk Road was not a single road but a network of routes spanning 4,000 miles. It was the internet of the ancient world, connecting China to Rome and exchanging not just silk but ideas, religions, technologies, and diseases.
Apr 6
6,400 km of trade routes connecting China to Rome. Trade, religion, disease, and ideas all traveled these paths.
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en.wikipedia.orgApr 1
History told through artifacts. The Met at its best.
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metmuseum.orgApr 1
More narrative and accessible, with strong emphasis on cultural exchange beyond trade.
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worldhistory.orgApr 1
The Silk Road at its peak: Tang China as the most cosmopolitan civilization on Earth.
📄metmuseum.orgApr 1