The Northern Silk Road is a prehistoric trackway in northern China originating in the early capital of Xian and extending north of the Taklamakan Desert to reach the ancient kingdoms of Parthia, Bactria and eventually Persia and Rome. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" A trackway is an ancient route of travel for people and/or animals China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the The Taklamakan Desert (Takelamagan Shamo 塔克拉玛干沙漠 also known as Taklimakan, is a Desert in Central Asia, in the Xinjiang A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or Parthia ( Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was an Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran "Bactrian" redirects here For the camel see Bactrian camel. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 ^[1] It is the northern-most branch of several Silk Roads providing trade, military movements and cultural exchange between China and the west. The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking The use of this route was expanded pursuant to actions by the Han Dynasty in the latter part of the first millennium BC to push back northern tribes and control the safe passage of Chinese troops and merchants. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China.

See also

• Hexi Corridor
• Kashgar

References

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