The Silk Road Map

The Silk Roads eastern end is in present-day China and its main western end is Antioch. The routes remain largely valid for the period 500 BCE to 500 CE. Surat the second largest city of Gujarat state is located in the western part of India. The Maritime Silk Road or Maritime Silk Route refers to the maritime section of the historic Silk Road that connected China Southeast Asia the Indian subcontinent Arabian peninsula Somalia Egypt and Europe.

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Silk Map of India.

The Silk Road Map. Dance drama The Dream of. Map showing the location of silk centers in India. It is not easy to follow the Silk Road on the map because there are several mail routes which also have many branches.

Outlining their history architectural significance context and contemporary context. This story map outlines major contributing location across the Ancient Silk Road. It began by the 2nd century BCE and flourished later on until the 15th century AD.

Despite its age the Silk Road keeps adding new routes the latest being a passage by train from the small town of Mortara in northern Italy to Chengdu a megacity of 14 million inhabitants in western China. The map of the Maritime Silk Road. Use the maps legend to discuss the goods traded and mercantilism in the ancient world.

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