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The History of

The Silk Road

Ideas

Places

People

Khubilai Khan

Alexander the Great

Sir Aurel Stein

Alexander conquered vast territories of western and central Asia by 323 BCE. As a result of his conquests, Greek ideas influenced much of central Asian culture. After his death, Alexander's empire disintegrated.

356-323 BCE

Greek Influences:

grapevine

metalworking

art

architecture

Third Golden Era

Second Golden Era

First Golden Era

ca. 1279 CE

ca. 1920 CE

Future?

ca. 1290 CE

ca. 629 CE

ca. 120 BCE

ca. 1271 CE

1700 CE

700 CE

200 CE

1200 CE

2013

323 BCE

Zhang Qian

Rabban bar Sauma

  • Marco Polo's Father and Uncle were famous European travelers to travel long and challenging distance from Europe to China.
  • He was born in Venice, Italy also known as the trade city.
  • They heard stories about Mongol Empire to the East and they decided to travel there.
  • Khubilai Khan was the ruler of Mongol Empire and he wanted to know more about the west.

Xuan Zang

Marco Polo

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