International Trade Silk RoadPresentation by Petras Zibolis VVEK TAK-10

Content What is Silk Road Renewing the trade Cultural exchange Present day Nature of the route Restoration and Development of the tourism route Best years Mongols Decline of the route

Silk Road It is a network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro-Eurasia Extending 6,500 km Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade

Cultural exchange Silk Road spread and intermixed ideas religions and cultures

Nature of the route There was no single route All routes started from capital in Changan Many other commodities were also traded

Development of the route Policing the route was troublesome Built defensive forts and walls This way spread Christianity

Best Silk Roads years Changan developed into biggest and most cosmopolitan city of that time Many foreigners lived in the city

Mongols More symphatetic to religion Continued trading along the Silk Road Marco Polo travels

Decline of the Route Mongol empire fragmented Black death affected the routes and trades Mercantilism spread from the west

Renewing the trade After Mongols Silk Road dissapears Portugese look for a way to renew trade routes This resulted in first maritime trade post Europe China

Present day Silk Road is becoming important again due to railways between Euroasia

Restoration and tourism Interest in this ancient trade route grows People are inspired by Marco Polo Archaeological excavations have been started