History & Heritage

Trading Along the Silk Road

Travel with merchants on the Silk Road and see how goods and ideas moved between East and West.

B17 min

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1The Silk Road was not one road but many different trading routes.

2These routes connected China with lands far away in the west.

3Merchants travelled in large groups because the journey was very dangerous.

4They carried silk, spices, tea, and beautiful pottery on their camels.

5The whole journey from China to Europe could take several years.

6Along the way, traders rested in busy cities full of strangers.

7In these cities, people exchanged not only goods but also ideas.

8New religions, languages, and inventions spread slowly from town to town.

9Paper and gunpowder travelled west along these ancient trading routes.

10The Silk Road changed the history of many different countries forever.

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