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The Silk Road

A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established During the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and West

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The Silk Road

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Silk Road, then pay attention....

The Silk Road, which has been understood as a generalized route of trade between the East and the West, is different from European, North African, and Near Eastern trade routes because until recently, it has been understood as solely being a land route; in fact, it was believed to be the longest overland trade route in human history.

The history of the Silk Road is extremely complex. It cannot be told as a singular chronological narrative. Different cultures and societies rose and vanished along the Silk Road, and peoples migrated from one region to another. In short, for most of its history, there was fluidity as to the dominant cultures along the route or routes. Explaining the rise and fall or disappearance of these cultures involves stopping along the way to consider the chronology of their histories.

In The Silk Road: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established During the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and West, you will discover topics such as:

  • Rome, silk, and ancient geography
  • Han silk production and trade
  • The Kingdom of Loulan
  • Buddhists along the Silk Road
  • Turfan: An oasis on the Silk Road
  • The legend of Prester John
  • Genghis Khan, ruler of the whole world
  • The Lord of Xanadu, Kublai Khan: The Emperor of China
  • Marco Polo visits Kublai Khan’s China
  • The final years of Kublai Khan
  • And much, much more!

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This is not your average dry history audiobook. It is, in truth, one of the best books I've ever learned, and is full of fascinating things you never heard of before. You'll stay up late thought this one!

Wonderful Audio book.

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The Silk Road has ever been important and is growing more so with the New Road and Belt energy. I am especially impressed with how well researched this book is, and that still though it is very learned it is also written in very clear prose.

Awesome audiobook

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It is a captivating trip and shows that there was a lot of "international" trade and "globalization" from so early in the "known history" of humanity. There were a complete lot more Silk Roads than I had remembered about.

Really good audiobook.

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This is a fantastic audiobook- a treasure of a book. In many ways a visual guide to details of Captivating History’s superb The Silk Roads.

Highly recommended

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This audiobook gives a charming view of a history not much known to westerners. It is very clear without one major flaw, which is why I subtracted a star.

Timely

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Simple history with an interesting theme. For those of us westerners who don't know much about Central Asia and the Silk Road, this is a powerful start to the topic.

History told well

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It provided me a new prospect on our history, and how it related completely the ages with Asia. I'd suggest it to anyone, particularly to those like me for whom Western Civilization was all the history we required to understand.

A very well researched and presented

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Incredible audiobook! I got so much about the historical connections of modern life in Europe and Asia. Who identified Nordic countries were engaged in the Middle East? I highly suggest this audiobook.

History comes alive

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A spectacular comprehensive history of trade and its political, financial, social, and technological (army) change all around the world over many utopias. A majestic and enlightening summary. It does ask the user to have at least a careless knowledge of major events in world history

Brilliant!

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This is an outstanding audiobook and an eye-opener for users with an awareness of history collected in their own country. The early chapters on the times from the dark ages to the beginnings of the renaissance brings to light the growing civilizations stretching from the middle east to China along the silk road.

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