The Silk Road

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Explores the history of movement, trade, and the circulation of people and ideas along the Silk Road. For millennia, monks, merchants, warriors and brides traveled a network of routes throughout Eurasia, exchanging religious beliefs, disease pathogens, foodstuffs and luxury goods. This interdisciplinary and multi-media course examines the Silk Road through maps, art, travel narratives, archaeological reports, and other genres.