How did The Silk Road Actually Work?

How did The Silk Road Actually Work? The Silk Road was the ultimate route for messengers, merchants, and explorers alike. The roads were used in a few manners, with the main being for commercial trade. ♦Consider supporting the Channel of Patreon and gain cool stuff:   / knowledgia   ♦Please consider to SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/YJNqek ♦Music by Epidemic Sound ♦Sources : https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk_Road/ Boulnois, Luce (2004). Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd centuries CE https://web.archive.org/web/201309062... ♦Script & Research : Skylar Gordon 00:00 Han Dynasty Ambitions & Journey West 01:17 The Silk Road Opens & Persian Royal Road 02:53 Early Silk Trade & Rome's Obsession 04:56 Goods, Culture, and Ideas on the Silk Road 06:38 Marco Polo & the Age of Exploration 08:47 Legacy of the Silk Road #History #Documentary #SilkRoad