Silk Road trade routes

GPTKB entity

Statements (83)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bus_route
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:architecture
gptkb:art
gptkb:food
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
language exchange
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:fall_of_Mongol_Empire
political instability
rise of maritime trade
Ottoman Empire policies
gptkbp:existedDuring 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:existedUntil 15th century CE
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Ferdinand_von_Richthofen
19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silk Road trade routes
gptkbp:includes maritime routes
land routes
gptkbp:influencedBy geography of Eurasia
gptkbp:length over 6,000 km
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Damascus
gptkb:Venice
gptkb:Kashgar
gptkb:Antioch
gptkb:Merv
gptkb:Xi'an
gptkb:Chang'an
gptkb:Dunhuang
Aleppo
Bukhara
Samarkand
gptkbp:majorEmpiresInvolved gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Mongol_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkb:Han_Dynasty
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:modernRevival gptkb:Belt_and_Road_Initiative
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:silk
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:international_relations
trade
cultural exchange
spread of religion
spread of technology
spread of disease
gptkbp:significance economic development
globalization
intercultural communication
gptkbp:spreadDisease gptkb:Black_Death
gptkbp:spreadReligion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Manichaeism
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Fox
gptkb:café
gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:glass
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:silk
ivory
textiles
carpets
horses
spices
slaves
gunpowder
precious metals
gems
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Silk_Roads:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pamir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6