Silk and the Silk Road Resources

History.com

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe. Although it’s been nearly 600 years since the Silk Road has been used for international trade, the routes had a lasting impact on commerce, culture and history that resonates even today. Read this article on History.com.

Silk production, or sericulture, is the nearly 5000 year old process that supplies the world with its most prized threads.

https://youtu.be/eO1E8x27LVE

Paul Salopek has spent many months walking through the ancient Silk Road region of Central Asia. He has written a nice article about it HERE (CLICK LINK). Read his article and watch the longer video on his blog post. 

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