Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes that operated from the second century BCE to the mid-15th century, spanning over 6,400 km. It facilitated economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds, with the name "Silk Road" being coined in the late 19th century. The network was primarily used for the trade of silk textiles, as well as other commodities such as tea, dyes, perfumes, and porcelain, with Western exports including horses, camels, honey, wine, and gold. The Silk Road was highly decentralized and insecure, with frequent threats from banditry and nomadic raiders, but it played a significant role in the exchange of religious, philosophical, and scientific thought. The network's decline began in the 15th century, with the rise of European colonialism and the establishment of new trade routes. In the 21st century, the term "New Silk Road" is used to describe several large infrastructure projects along the historic trade routes.learn more on wikipedia