Stability Brings Trade
a) Classical ________________________ develop stability
b) Governments in _____________, India, and the Mediterranean provide order and ___________
c) Stability allowed _____________, and _____________, to move safely between regions
Trade Routes Develop
a) Several of these connected ___________ networks became known as the ________________
b) Started in eastern ___________________ during the _____________ Dynasty
c) Reached the markets of _________________ and _____________ – over 4,000 miles
Why Silk?
a) Luxurious _____________ spun from cocoons of mulberry tree-eating ________________
b) Process for making silk was a closely guarded _________________________________
c) It was highly ___________________ and very _____________
Other Goods Traded
a) _____________, jade and porcelain good from the East went west to _________________
b) Olive oil, wine, cloth, _____________, & foods went from the West toward _____________
c) Precious _____________, ivory, timber, tortoise _____________, also crossed the many routes
Travelling the Silk Road
a) _________________ often just traded along small ______________________
b) ________________, mountains, weather, & _______________ made routes very dangerous
c) _________________ were the preferred method of transportation
Villages Develop
a) _________________________________ grow into new settlements and wealthy villages
b) Early professional _________________ develop
c) _________________ profit from trade and create _________________, credit
Ideas Spread
 As ___________________ interacted cultural traits, religious beliefs, and ideas are shared
Contributions from India
a) _________________ spreads to the rest of Asia
b) The concept of “__________” and the __________________________ system
c) _______________________________ spreads through India
Middle Eastern Contributions
a) Advanced ____________________________ and surgery
b) Contributions to advanced _________________
c) The ancient religion _________________________________ spread east into Asia
Chinese Contributions
a) Inventions of _____________________, the compass, and _____________________
exposed to the rest of the world
Byzantine Contributions
a) _________________ spreads
b) Arts and _________________ traded and spread
c) Law concepts from ______________________________
d) _________________ who keep Greek & Roman learning alive
Impact of the Silk Road
a) Millions of lives changed by _________________ and new _________________
b) _________________, religion, and culture spread
c) However, the ___________________________ would later spread from it to Europe