EASIA224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Zoroaster, Central Asia, Alexander The Great
4 Jan 2016
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Was coined the silk road in the 19th century long after the silk road. Existed long before but expanded but nobody ever travelled the entire route, things were passed along. China started to cross into central asia in search for jade and gold in the c8th bc persia to west persia 5th bc greece in the 4th bc stability, growth -expansion- trade & commerce. 4th- 3rd bc achaemenid empire persia alexandrian empire greece. 1st bc han dyn establishes itself in central asia.
