Question

What is the Silk Road and what impact did it have on the ancient world? (technology, religion, trading, specialization of production)

Answer 1

The ancient Silk Road greatly contributed to the exchange of culture among China and the West. The period from second century BC to the fifteenth century AD, the civilizations splendid among China, Persia, India, Greece, and Rome were exchanged along this famous route of trade, making it to be a "Cultural Bridge" between Europe and Asia. The religions via Silk Road got introduced into China. Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Nestorianism, Manicheism, and Islam were main treasure in culture of the ancient west that during the old times bestowed upon China. Also apart from exquisite goods of China, numerous Chinese advanced technologies also were exported to the west, such as the paper making, silk spinning, silkworms breading, printing with gunpowder and movable type. The cultural and technology exchange between China and the West offered mutual benefit of specialisation in achievement of the common progress. The spread of technology greatly sped up the entire globe's development. Although it’s been approximately 600 years since the ‘Silk Road’ has been used for global trade, however even today had a long lasting impact on culture, commerce, and history that resonates