Silk Road
The Silk Road a system of caravan routes of ancient times and in the Middle Ages which connected Asia with the Mediterranean and European world. These routes highly influenced the development of trade interactions and cultural ties between the West and the East.. This LibGuide contains information on the Silk Road.
Maps
UNESCO offers a related interactive map of the cities along the Silk Road
NatGeo has a map of Silk Road trade routes from 300 BCE to 100 BCE
Timeline
Columbia University offers an interactive timeline of Asia, with many related links of primary sources
Information
NatGeo offers extensive background in a collection of resources on the trade routes and duration of the Silk Road's existence
British Museum offers related information and primary sources
Monks and Merchants has a variety of primary sources from Northwest China, Gansu and Ningxia from the 4th thru 7th centuries