Central Asia Timeline

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  • Silk Road Route
    100 BCE

    Silk Road Route

    The Silk road was used to transport goods to the west.It shared goods and cultural ideas with Rome and China civilizations.Silk road got its name because of the good that was frequently being transported through there.
  • Period: 100 BCE to 1500 BCE

    End of Silk Road

    This ended when people found out that you can sail around the tip of Africa for a faster and safer transportation.
  • Invasion
    500

    Invasion

    During 500 AD Turkish speaking nomads began to invade the areas near the silk road.They did this because they knew that those areas thrived with all the resources traveling from place to place.
  • Arab Invasion
    700

    Arab Invasion

    200 years later, The Arabs invaded the land to settle in and to thrive just like the Turicks. They brought the religion Islam to Central Asia.
  • Mongol Invasion
    1200

    Mongol Invasion

    The mongols invaded many cities with violent attacks that caused destruction.The empire eventually crumbled and things got calmer.
  • Russian Invasion

    Russian Invasion

    Around the 1800's Russian armys invaded Central Asia.They brought culture ideas like architecture, religion, language, and travel.