The Silk Road

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Along with my main focus question I also have many broken down questions: - What items were most popular? - What items were considered as luxuries? - What items were considered as necessities? - What items were least popular? When people think of the Silk Road, people will think of trade, but not many people know about the things that were traded. Different countries have different things that they need, and also different countries have resources that others might want. In Ancient China Silk was one of the things that all the other countries wanted. So I wanted to research about the popular goods and necessities that were traded in Dunhuang, China. I found three "goods" that were really important, and I thought affected the world then. The three "goods" were Silk, Horses, and Silver. Gansu Is Province Located Northwest Of China. It's Neighbors Are Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, And Qinghai. The Yellow River Flows Through The South Part Of The Province. The Silk Road Was Not Started In Gansu, But Merchants Would Stop At Dunhuang To Get Camels Before They Enter The Taklamakan Desert. Hexi Corridor Is One Of The Most Important Routes For Merchants And Traders. This Route Was Really Useful When People Needed To Get To Central Asia. Hexi Corridor Is Part Of The Northern Silk Road And Is Located Inside Of Gansu. (left) this is a picture of Dunhuang, which was a town that was part of the Silk road route. (middle) This is a map showing parts of the silk road, the hexi corridor and also the Taklamakan Desert. Silk was one of the most important and popular items, it is the reason the route is called "Silk Road". Other countries in Asia and Europe really wanted silk because they think it is a sign of wealth. The Romans were the ones who wa... ... middle of paper ... ...ny people trusted paper currency, so the Chinese had to get a new economy system. Silver was one of the best choice. This picture shows silver that were traded. Silver played a big role because many countries used it as a primary economic system. Also people used it to trade for goods. Many of other goods were traded, or sold but I think these were the most important for China, especially in Gansu. Silk was what started the "Silk Road" and it became one of the most wanted item. Horses were really helpful when people needed to transport to somewhere or when they were escaping or attacking people. Horses were really important when people needed to get through the Taklamakan desert. Silver was another important trade because without silver China would have not developed their economic system, and they won't be able to trade with other countries or learn from others.

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