Silk Road routes
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Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
All labels observed (32)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Silk Road routes Context triple: [Caucasus, traversedBy, Silk Road routes]
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The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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C.
Roman roads
Roman roads were an extensive and durable network of paved routes that enabled efficient military movement, trade, and communication across the vast territories of the Roman Empire.
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Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ancient processional road at the sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, once lined with treasuries, statues, and monuments used by pilgrims approaching the Temple of Apollo.
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E.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Silk Road routes Target entity description: Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
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A.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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B.
Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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C.
Roman roads
Roman roads were an extensive and durable network of paved routes that enabled efficient military movement, trade, and communication across the vast territories of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ancient processional road at the sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, once lined with treasuries, statues, and monuments used by pilgrims approaching the Temple of Apollo.
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E.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural exchange network
ⓘ
historical trade network ⓘ transcontinental trade route ⓘ |
| coinageDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Ferdinand von Richthofen ⓘ |
| connects |
Central Asia
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East Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
insecurity from invasions
ⓘ
political fragmentation ⓘ rise of maritime trade routes ⓘ spread of plague ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | China ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Persians ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| facilitatedExchangeOf |
artworks
ⓘ
gems ⓘ glassware ⓘ horses ⓘ languages ⓘ paper ⓘ philosophical concepts ⓘ porcelain ⓘ precious metals ⓘ religious ideas ⓘ scientific knowledge ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ technologies ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| facilitatedSpreadOf |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Manichaeism ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ
surface form:
Nestorian Christianity
Zoroastrianism ⓘ architectural forms ⓘ artistic styles ⓘ musical traditions ⓘ |
| hasComponentRoute |
desert routes
ⓘ
maritime routes ⓘ mountain passes ⓘ overland routes ⓘ steppe routes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfPeak |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
Mongol ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol Empire
Pax Mongolica ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural syncretism
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development of caravanserais ⓘ economic integration of Eurasia ⓘ spread of technologies such as papermaking ⓘ urban development in Central Asia ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Routes
|
| locatedIn | Eurasia ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRoute |
Aleppo
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Antioch ⓘ Baghdad ⓘ Bukhara, Uzbekistan ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
X’ian, China ⓘ
surface form:
Chang'an
Istanbul ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Damascus ⓘ Dunhuang ⓘ Herat ⓘ Kashgar ⓘ Lanzhou ⓘ Merv ⓘ Nishapur ⓘ Palmyrene region ⓘ
surface form:
Palmyra
Samarkand ⓘ Tashkent ⓘ X’ian, China ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| passesThrough |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Fertile Crescent
Iranian plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Plateau
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Pamir Mountains ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Taklamakan Desert
Tarim Basin ⓘ Tien Shan ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
surface form:
Maritime Silk Road
Steppe Road ⓘ Tea Horse Road ⓘ |
| transportMode |
camel caravans
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pack animals ⓘ river boats ⓘ sea-going ships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diplomatic missions
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long-distance trade ⓘ military movements ⓘ religious pilgrimages ⓘ |
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Subject: Silk Road routes Description of subject: Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
Referenced by (187)
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