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The Silk Road

By silkroad
  • China begins producing silk
    3000 BCE

    China begins producing silk

  • Bactrian and Arabian camels are domesticated
    298 BCE

    Bactrian and Arabian camels are domesticated

  • Period: 220 BCE to 206 BCE

    Silk reaches eastern edges of the Roman Empire

  • Silk reaches Mediterranean
    197 BCE

    Silk reaches Mediterranean

    Meanwhile Buddhist missionaries reach Central Asia and China
  • Silk is first seen in Rome
    1 CE

    Silk is first seen in Rome

    Silk becomes fashionable
  • Silkworm farms are built in Europe
    500

    Silkworm farms are built in Europe

  • Christianity arrives in China
    Mar 20, 638

    Christianity arrives in China

  • Islam reaches Africa and Europe
    Mar 20, 682

    Islam reaches Africa and Europe

  • Paper making reaches Asia and Europe
    Mar 20, 701

    Paper making reaches Asia and Europe

  • Peak of movement along Silk Road
    Mar 20, 750

    Peak of movement along Silk Road

  • Italy begins producing silk
    Mar 20, 1100

    Italy begins producing silk

    Maritime trade grows
  • Ming dynasty begins
    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

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