Audrey
Groesbeck
The
1.
a) Need for military and political alliances
2. Zhang Qian
a) Court official sent by Han Wudi
b) First to travel the
3. Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen
a) Nineteenth Century German explorer
b) First to coin the term ~
4. Han dynasty
a) At the beginning of the Han the
b) In the 3rd Century the fall of the Han caused the
5. Tang dynasty
a) The
b) The
c) Fall of the Tang in the 10th Century causes the
6. Conquests of the Mongols
a) Trade goes up and the
b) Became a time with frequent and extended trade between the east and west
7. 15th Century
a) Sea route from
b) Trade declined again due to the sea route.
8. 1900
a) Karakoram highway, from
9. Foods brought in by the
a) Alfalfa, pomegranates, and grape vines.
b) Horses were also brought in on the silk road