The author of the first book listed there explains there was no ancient Silk Road. This concept was dreamt up in 1877.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ki4UQ20tWQk
ya, there were a bunch of trade routes along this path to all the different regions/cities. We just named the entire concept the "Silk Road" in the 1800s (it was coined in 1877 by Ferdinand von Richthofen).
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ya, there were a bunch of trade routes along this path to all the different regions/cities. We just named the entire concept the "Silk Road" in the 1800s (it was coined in 1877 by Ferdinand von Richthofen).