# The Silk Road — Caravans across Eurasia

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Category: History
Slides: 13
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:40.878Z
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## Summary

N The Silk Road Caravans across Eurasia ~ 200 BC · 1450 AD A history in thirteen panels I. Origins — A Han Envoy Heads West In 138 BC , Emperor Wu of the Han dispatched the diplomat Zhang Qian to find allies against the Xiongnu. He was captured for a decade, escaped, and returned with reports of vast civilizations beyond the Pamirs — Bactria, Parthia, Ferghana. Key sections include: The Silk Road; I. Origins — A Han Envoy Heads West; II. Not One Road — A Network; III. The Traders; IV. Goods, Both Ways; V. The Bigger Trade — Ideas; VI. The Tang Apogee (618 – 907); VII. The Mongol Pax (1206 – 1368); VIII. The Plague Rides West (~1346); IX. The Maritime Silk Road.

## Slide Outline

1. The Silk Road
2. I. Origins — A Han Envoy Heads West
3. II. Not One Road — A Network
4. III. The Traders
5. IV. Goods, Both Ways
6. V. The Bigger Trade — Ideas
7. VI. The Tang Apogee (618 – 907)
8. VII. The Mongol Pax (1206 – 1368)
9. VIII. The Plague Rides West (~1346)
10. IX. The Maritime Silk Road
11. X. Decline of the Overland Routes
12. XI. Modern Echoes
13. XII. Further Reading & Watching

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