The Silk Route: Movement Across Eurasia

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  1. 6. A route established by Emperor Darius at the turn of the 5th century BCE.
  2. 9. The half-way point of the Silk Route and thriving community at the foot of the Pamir Mountains.
  3. 11. A lustrous fiber produced in China; the namesake of the ancient trade routes of Eurasia.
  4. 13. High, shifting sand dunes and home to ancient Mongolian, Turkic, Iranian and Chinese peoples.
  5. 15. Sea routes that stretched from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and India, and beyond the southern coast of China.
  6. 16. A "traveler" of The Silk Route and the greatest influence on history and its legacy.
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  1. 1. A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, travelling together across overland routes, i.e. The Silk Route.
  2. 2. An important trading centre with bazaars and markets that exchanged goods from China, Malaysia, the Middle East, and Europe.
  3. 3. A 5th century Chinese pilgrim on The Silk Route.
  4. 4. Now Istanbul; the capital of the eastern Roman Empire from 330 CE.
  5. 5. An ancient empire of Iran and Muslim caliphates that relied on the wealth of Silk Route trade.
  6. 7. The combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.
  7. 8. Mountains characterized by high peaks; a central position called ‘The Roof of the World’.
  8. 10. Interlocking paths stretching 8,000km across Eurasia that linked the East and West.
  9. 12. The starting point of The Silk Route (modern-day Xi'an).
  10. 14. Buying and selling goods.