Chapter 12
International Economic Engagement
The ruins of an ancient watchtower, located in Dunhuang, Gansu province.
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The Silk Road (Silu) is the most well-known trading route in ancient China. Trade in silk grew under the Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220) during which the Chinese traded silk for medicines, perfumes, and slaves, in addition to precious stones. The Silk Road was an important path for cultural, commercial, and technological exchange between traders, merchants, pilgrims, missionaries, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from different parts of the world. Trade on the Silk Road was a significant ...
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