The Silk Road By silkroad 3000 BCE China begins producing silk 298 BCE Bactrian and Arabian camels are domesticated Period: 220 BCE to 206 BCE Silk reaches eastern edges of the Roman Empire 197 BCE Silk reaches Mediterranean Meanwhile Buddhist missionaries reach Central Asia and China 1 CE Silk is first seen in Rome Silk becomes fashionable 500 Silkworm farms are built in Europe Mar 20, 638 Christianity arrives in China Mar 20, 682 Islam reaches Africa and Europe Mar 20, 701 Paper making reaches Asia and Europe Mar 20, 750 Peak of movement along Silk Road Mar 20, 1100 Italy begins producing silk Maritime trade grows Mar 20, 1368 Ming dynasty begins Brings foreign contact to an end Period: Mar 20, 1400 to Mar 20, 1500 Center of silk trade gradually moves to France
