The Prehistory of the Silk RoadUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 2015/02/23 - 264 ページ In ancient and medieval times, the Silk Road was of great importance to the transport of peoples, goods, and ideas between the East and the West. A vast network of trade routes, it connected the diverse geographies and populations of China, the Eurasian Steppe, Central Asia, India, Western Asia, and Europe. Although its main use was for importing silk from China, traders moving in the opposite direction carried to China jewelry, glassware, and other exotic goods from the Mediterranean, jade from Khotan, and horses and furs from the nomads of the Steppe. In both directions, technology and ideologies were transmitted. The Silk Road brought together the achievements of the different peoples of Eurasia to advance the Old World as a whole. |
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1 The Dynamics of the Eurasian Steppe Ecology | 8 |
2 Economic Developments in the PontoCaspian Steppe | 18 |
3 The Eurasian Steppe in the Bronze Age | 39 |
4 Archaeological Cultures of Southern Central Asia | 71 |
5 Relations Between Eastern and Western Central Asia | 88 |
6 Conclusion | 108 |
Appendix Dating and Comparative Chronologies | 115 |
Maps and Illustrations | 129 |
Notes | 203 |
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