Stories From The Silk Road
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Stories From The Silk Road
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Author : Cherry Gilchrist
language : en
Publisher: Barefoot Ministries
Release Date : 2005-01
Stories From The Silk Road written by Cherry Gilchrist and has been published by Barefoot Ministries this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01 with Asia categories.
Stories from the journey along the ancient trade route between East and West. Includes tales of dragons, demons, goddesses and spirits.
Story Of The Silk Road
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Author : Yiping Zhang
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2005
Story Of The Silk Road written by Yiping Zhang and has been published by Gower Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Stranger On The Silk Road
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Author : Jessica Gunderson
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2012-08
Stranger On The Silk Road written by Jessica Gunderson and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?
The Silk Road
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Author : Valerie Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
The Silk Road written by Valerie Hansen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history. In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden--sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. Hansen explores seven oases along the road, from Xi'an to Samarkand, where merchants, envoys, pilgrims, and travelers mixed in cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. China's main partners were the peoples of modern-day Iran, whose tombs in China reveal much about their Zoroastrian beliefs. Silk was not the most important good on the road; paper, invented in China before Julius Caesar was born, had a bigger impact in Europe, while metals, spices, and glass were just as important as silk. Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs. The Silk Road is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China.
Life Along The Silk Road
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Author : Susan Whitfield
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999
Life Along The Silk Road written by Susan Whitfield and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
The Silk Road was the most traveled trade route for over 1,000 years until it was eclipsed by maritime trade. Whitfield presents composite stories of merchants, soldiers, artists, and princesses who traveled the route, and presents its history through their personal experiences.
A Single Pebble
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Author : Bonnie Christensen
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2013-11-11
A Single Pebble written by Bonnie Christensen and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In 9th century China, a little girl sends a small jade pebble to travel with her father along the Silk Road. The pebble passes from his hand all the way to the Republic of Venice, the end of the Silk Road, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of this gift from a girl at the end of the road. A Neal Porter Book
Further Stories From The Old Silk Road
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Author : Eric Cheetham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-07
Further Stories From The Old Silk Road written by Eric Cheetham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with Fiction categories.
A delightful selection of over twenty stories from the Old Silk Road, providing a powerful insight into the Buddha's teachings.
The Silk Road A Very Short Introduction
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Author : James A. Millward
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-04-10
The Silk Road A Very Short Introduction written by James A. Millward and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-10 with History categories.
The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, shedding light on the importance of old-world cultural exchange to Eurasian and world history. On the one hand, historian James A. Millward treats the silk road broadly, to stand in for the cross-cultural communication between peoples across the Eurasian continent since at least the Neolithic era. On the other, he highlights specific examples of goods and ideas exchanged between the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China, along with the significance of these exchanges. While including silks, spices, and travelers' tales of colorful locales, the book explains the dynamics of Central Eurasian history that promoted Silk Road interactions--especially the role of nomad empires--highlighting the importance of the biological, technological, artistic, intellectual, and religious interchanges across the continent. Millward shows that these exchanges had a profound effect on the old world that was akin to, if not on the scale of, modern globalization. He also disputes the idea that the silk road declined after the collapse of the Mongol empire or the opening of direct sea routes from Europe to Asia, showing how silk road phenomena continued through the early modern and modern expansion of the Russian and Chinese states across Central Asia. Millward concludes that the idea of the silk road has remained powerful, not only as a popular name for boutiques and restaurants, but also in modern politics and diplomacy, such as U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's "Silk Road Initiative" for India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Echoes Of The Silk Road Stories Of The Orient By A Master Storyteller
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Author : Daniel Fiddler
language : en
Publisher: America Star Books
Release Date : 2016-10-17
Echoes Of The Silk Road Stories Of The Orient By A Master Storyteller written by Daniel Fiddler and has been published by America Star Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-17 with Fiction categories.
My mother was born and raised in China by her American missionary parents. Throughout my childhood growing up in Michigan, my mother and my grandfather told my brother and me stories about their life in the Orient. My grandfather was a superb storyteller and I was always fascinated by his descriptions of the Chinses people and their culture. Later I would live in both Korea and Japan, adding to my interest in the Far East. Each of these fictional short stories is anchored in Chinese and Japanese history and, in some part, on my firsthand experiences and those of my mother and grandparents.
Silk Road Stories
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Author : Lynda Hausfeld
language : en
Publisher: Onward Books
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Silk Road Stories written by Lynda Hausfeld and has been published by Onward Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Missions categories.