Silk Roads:Exchange Across Eurasia
Geography
From China to the Mediterranean, the Silk Road was a series of trade routes upon which goods were relayed from one end to the other.
Goods
Technological Diffusion
Social Diffusion
Buddhism appealed to the merchants and it spread in the trading cities of the Silk Road.
With time and exposure, Buddhism also changed.
Political DiffusionThe Silk Road moved people and goods between
empires.The safety of the route was important to it’s
existence.
Economic DiffusionThe trade along the Silk Road built wealth in the
towns which harbored the travelers.The spread of disease allowed a change in
demand and supply of labor
ConclusionThe Silk road primarily expands and intensifies
the communication and exchange networks within its influence through changes in religion and wealth.