dominated
to have control or power over
something
linked
to connect two or more people or
things
Silk Road
a network of trade routes that
stretched for more than four
thousand miles across Asia
trade routes
a network of roads along which
traders traveled
silk
is a material produced from the
fibers of a silkworm cocoon
cultural diffusion
the spreading of cultural traits,
such as goods and ideas, from
one culture to another, or within
one culture
acquire
to come into possession of
something
caravans
a group of people traveling
together
mirages
imaginary scenes caused by
hallucinations that may have
lured travelers off the main path
to their deaths
Bactrian camels
have double eyelids and nostrils
that can close to keep out blowing
sand; carry enough food and water
to ensure a traveler’s survival from
one oasis to the next
oasis
a place, usually in a desert,
where water can be found
acclimatize
when climbing a mountain,
process in which to get used to
the lack of oxygen in high
altitudes