Publish at July 06 2016 Updated September 22 2022
Thanks to modern technology, a globalized exchange of goods and ideas can take place at the click of a button. But what was it like 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo traces the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, and its network of multiple routes built through the universal language of trade, and major global agreements, one transaction at a time.
Lesson by Shannon Harris Castelo, animation by Steff Lee.
Time: 5min19
Photo credit: Pixabay
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