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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Silk-Road-trade-routeSilk Road | Facts, History, & Map | Britannica

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   1 day ago · Silk Road, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.

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     Portion of the ruins of the ancient city of Jiaohe, near...

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3. www.britannica.com › place › ChinaChina - Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule, Silk Road | Britannica

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   3 days ago · China - Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule, Silk Road: Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206, and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China. By securing in 1209 the allegiance of the Tangut state of Xi (Western) Xia in what are now Gansu, Ningxia, and parts of Shaanxi and Qinghai, he disposed of a ...

4. finance.yahoo.com › news › chinese-archaeologicalChinese archaeological work in Uzbekistan helps 'fill a gap ...

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   4 days ago · The dig in Surxondaryo, a region in southern Uzbekistan, uncovered a "significant number" of artefacts and dozens of burials from the Kushan Empire, a vital hub on the Silk Road, according to...

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6. oxfordre.com › asianhistory › displayEarly Silk Road(s) | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian ...

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   2 days ago · Summary. Much has been said and written about the “Silk Road” since Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen coined the phrase in 1877. Fostered by spectacular discoveries by so-called explorers such as Sir Aurel Stein, Paul Pelliot, Sven Hedin, and others, the Silk Road soon became the subject of countless articles, books, museum exhibitions, and even legends.

7. www.britannica.com › place › XinjiangXinjiang - Uyghur, Silk Road, Turfan | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Portion of the ruins of the ancient city of Jiaohe, near Turfan, Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, western China. Far to the northwest of the heartland of Chinese civilization, the Xinjiang region was thinly populated by herders and oasis farmers organized into small kingdoms and tribal alliances.

8. travelproguide.net › uzbekistanUzbekistan's Silk Road Splendor: Ancient Cities And Modern ...

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   3 days ago · Welcome to Uzbekistan, where the Silk Road's magic still lingers. This ancient path linked East and West, shaping cities and culture. As I traveled through, I f

9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesCheltenham man cycling the ancient silk road to China - BBC

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   4 days ago · A cyclist on a 10,000 km (6,214m) solo cycling mission along the ancient Silk Road has said strangers have been "incredibly welcoming". Wallace Ascham, from Cheltenham, started his fundraising...