Coinage and Commerce Along the Silk Road
David Lisot Video Library (2005)
Multi-Media Summary
"Information highway" is a modern term that denotes the transfer of information. The Silk Road of the 1st-8th century AD was just such a road in ancient times. Goods and coins traveled its route as well as other items. In the image filled presentation you will see and learn:
* the first traveler along the road and who sent him
* conditions along the way * why silk became so popular that provoked commerce
* examples of coinage found along the way including Sassanian, Byzantine, and Chinese
* different routes that all ended up in China
* influence of the Buddha
* what brought the demise of the Silk Road
Speaker(s): Prudence Fitts.
