The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk textiles that were produced almost exclusively in China. The name "Silk Road", first coined in the late 19th century, has fallen into disuse among some modern historians in favor of Silk Routes, on the grounds that it more accurately describes the intricate web of land and sea routes connecting East and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and Europe. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West. The Silk Road ( Chinese: 絲綢之路) was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan
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