AP World Chapter 2

Silk Roads

Most famous network of trade

What types of things were exchanged along the silk roads?

products and ideas

Why was silk a symbol of the silk roads?

It was used as currency and the most prominent of the luxurious goods traded along the silk roads.

What were some economic results of the silk roads?r

Merchants grew in immense wealth, China became extremely rich, food farming was replaced by the production of silk, paper, and luxury items

How did Buddhism change across the Silk Roads?

Was spread by merchants across East Asia to China

How did Buddhism change as it spread across East Asia?

It became more focused on material goods, turning more towards Mahayana Buddhism