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Silk Road 2A MMLN

By hhereford
  • establishement of silk road
    100

    establishement of silk road

    (B.C.-A.D. 206) the silk road was established
  • Period: 100 to 500

    timeline chronology

  • 150

    Moves out west

    (200 B.C.) the Han Dynasty opens up the Silk Road trade route out westward
  • Alexander the Great's Empire
    160

    Alexander the Great's Empire

    (B.C. 300) Alexanders empire begain to expain into central Asia
  • Silk Production
    200

    Silk Production

    (B.C. 300) the first yard of silk was produced in China
  • Silk in Rome
    250

    Silk in Rome

    (100 A.D.) silk was first seen in Rome from China due to the trade route.
  • Byzantine empire
    300

    Byzantine empire

    (A.D. 600) Roman empie becomes Byzantine empire.
  • Silk worm Farms
    400

    Silk worm Farms

    (400 A.D.) a Chinese prinsess smuggled silkworm eggs out of China and silk worm farms expand throughout Central Asia
  • The end of the Silk road
    420

    The end of the Silk road

    (1400 A.D.) the Ming Dynasty closes the trade route