Goods ideas and cultures were shared in the trade.

This article includes trivia questions to help you test your knowledge of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road was not a single route from east to west and so historians favour the name 'Silk Routes', though 'Silk Road' is commonly used.

Long Read."Cities and Architecture Along the Silk Road" via the University of Washington. Most cities can be found on this webpage.

A blog from Professor in Silk Road Studies at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture (SISJAC), University of East Anglia.

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