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Bookmark or Share- History of Silk - The Silk MuseumUnder the reign of Cyrus (556-530 BC) in the 6th century BC, the vast Persian Empire opened caravan routes of Chinese silk – woven or raw - into Phoenicia.
- Silk Road | Facts, History, & Map | BritannicaSilk 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.
- Silk Road ‑ Facts, History & Location | HISTORYThe Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe. Established when the Han Dynasty in China officially opened trade with the West in...
- Silk | Definition & History | Britannicasilk, animal fibre produced by certain insects and arachnids as building material for cocoons and webs, some of which can be used to make fine fabrics. In commercial use, silk is almost entirely limited to filaments from the cocoons of domesticated silkworms (caterpillars of several moth species belonging to the genus Bombyx). See also sericulture.
- What Was the Silk Road and What Happened to It?Commonly called the Silk Road, this terrestrial and aquatic system spanned as many as 6,000 miles and connected countless territories, from China and India to Iran and Italy.
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