Ancient Silk Road Case Study

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The ancient Silk Road was known as the greatest link between Easter and western Asia. It also had the privilege to develop a connection network that spread form south to north, Giving central Asia a great connectivity. The earliest commerce activities in the Ancient Silk road are believed to have begun with the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 B.C) but actually developed and increased its fame during the Chinese Tan Dynasty (608 A.D).
Now and days, 4 Northern provinces of China (Shaanxi, Xingjian, Gansu ,and Ningxia) together with 5 Central Asian countries (Tajikistan, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) are located where the ancient silk road used to serve.
Unfortunately due to politic reasons and having been several years under strict regimes, …show more content…

An era of development is expected positioning Asian countries as an integrated block with the highest competitiveness level in the world. (United Nations, 2014)
Silk Road history
The ancient Silk road history atributed mostly to the Chinese Han Dynasty, originiated in Xian China, formerly known as chang an and ending in the mediterranian, conecting China with the roman empire. In 1877 ferdinand von richtoben baptised this rout as the Silk road due to the massive amounts of silk being traded on this route.
The growth and development of the Silk road was mainly linked to the development of the dynasties, its early stages where developed by the Han Dynasty which increased its popularity and the goods being trade on it, increased as well. The maturity and peak development of the silk road was reached with the Tang Dynasty, having a quick development of its economy and society also triggered the silk road as on of the most important trade routs at the

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