tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440874506535632537.post6334925244953543871..comments2024-03-28T09:46:40.322+01:00Comments on MONGOLS CHINA AND THE SILK ROAD : Asia's ancient highland network was structured by ecological strategies of nomadic herdersHans van Roonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13577124666014224950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440874506535632537.post-31194564643350507002017-03-10T09:39:43.902+01:002017-03-10T09:39:43.902+01:00I fully agree!!
In my Silk Roads lectures I always...I fully agree!!<br />In my Silk Roads lectures I always emphasize two points: - The ancient Silk Road(s) consisted of a vast trade network with at least three main branches (the 'central' Desert-Oasis Route, the northern Steppe route, and the waterborn branch, the Maritime Silk Road), mainly oriented east-west with the Chinese and the Roman Empires as their trade terminals.- Other traderoutes (often nomadic) with north-south orientation integrated with these three main Silk Routes. - The ancient Silk Road thus consisted of several trade routes and formed a vast integrated trade network in Eurasia.<br /><br />Silk Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199958088850939487noreply@blogger.com