Unit 6: THE SILK ROAD

 The Silk Road was a major trade route between Europe and Western China for 1500
years.
 It was used from 100 BCE to 1400 CE.
3 dynasties in power during the Silk Road period (dynasty= group of rulers/ family with
political control)

1. Han: From 206 BCE – 220 CE 🡪 the Silk Road started

2. Tang: From 618 - 907 🡪 the peak period of the Silk Road
3. Ming: From 1368 🡪 the Silk Road stopped
 The Silk Road was a network of routes between China & the Mediterranean. 
 It all started in Xi’an, also known as Chang’an.
Route 1:
From Chang’an the routes went …………………………….….. to reach the Taklamakan Desert.
Route 2:
From Chang’an the routes went …………………………..….… through Dunhuang.
Route 3: 
From Chang’an some routes went …………………………….……. through the ………..
…………………..… and over into ………………………………..
 The routes all …………………………………… further west and led to …………………………….………
in Europe such as Rome or Istanbul.
 Length of the Silk Road: about  ……………………………………..........…….. or
……………………………..…..……………..

Listen to the rest of the lecture and answer the following questions.
1. What are the main reasons for the Silk Road? Why did it start? What did people from
two ends want?
2. What happened on the Silk Road? The development of the Silk Road?
3. Why did the Silk Road stop?