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The Silk Road
A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established during the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and West
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eBook - ePub
The Silk Road
A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established during the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and West
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- The Silk Road: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established during the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and West
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 – Rome, Silk, and Ancient Geography
- Chapter 2 – Han Silk Production and Trade
- Chapter 3 – The Kingdom of Loulan
- Chapter 4 – Buddhists along the Silk Road
- Chapter 5 – Turfan: An Oasis on the Silk Road
- Chapter 6 – The Legend of Prester John
- Chapter 7 – Genghis Khan, Ruler of the Whole World
- Chapter 8 – The Lord of Xanadu, Kublai Khan: The Emperor of China
- Chapter 9 – Marco Polo Visits Kublai Khan’s China
- Chapter 10 – The Final Years of Kublai Khan
- Conclusion: The Decline of Trade Along the Silk Road
- Further Reading