The Silk Road: Cities, Trade and Wealth

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Title: The Silk Road: Cities, Trade and Wealth
The Silk Road has constantly been referenced as one of the important cultural reminders in history. The Silk Road refers to a stretch of road that was approximately 4000 miles long, and which joined Europe, Asia and Africa. This road was central towards the development of trade in the areas that it passed through, seeing that it served as a central trade hub in many of those regions. Lined with Chinese and Arab traders, monks, travelers, pilgrims, merchants and even soldiers, trade thrived exceptionally well along this road. Of particular interest is the trade in silk by the Chinese, who had made silk the main commodity along this road. Consequently, this road was named the Silk Road.
Geographical implications aside, the Silk Road bore greater meaning to the people living off it, and to the development of culture and trade along this road. The Silk Road provided vast ethnicities of individuals with the opportunity to meet and interact with different races and ethnic groups. In this...