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The Silk Road
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Long - Distance Trade on the Silk Roads
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Items Traded on the Silk Road
- Silk and spices came from China, India and Southeast Asia
- India also exported cotton textiles and valuable exotic items - pearls, coral and ivory
- Central Asia produced strong, large horses and high-quality jade
- From the Roman empire came glassware, jewelry, art, decorative items, perfumes, bronze goods, wool and linen textiles, pottery, iron tools, olive oil, wine and gold and silver bullion
- Mediterranean merchants imported raw materials