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Continuity And Changes In The Silk Road

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The Silk Road was an important trading route that connected civilizations from 200 BCE to 1450 CE. Like everything in history, some things about the Silk Road changed while other things stayed the same. Some things that changed were the empire’s/people who traded. What stayed the same about the Silk Road was the fact that religions, ideas, customs, and technology were always shared. When the Silk Road first began around 200 BCE, the trade started with China. This was during the time when the Han family ruled and the empire was very wealthy, therefore, China traded silk. This is where the name, the Silk Road, came from. The empire China traded with during this time was the Roman Empire. Then around 500 CE, the Roman Empire fell and China needed
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