Silk Road trade secrets
The secret life of silk
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Heavenly horses and war beasts
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Flavors that changed the world
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Glass, clay, and blue paint
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Ideas, medicine, and invisible cargo
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Oldest printed book: The Diamond Sutra, printed in 868 CE, was found sealed inside a hidden cave chamber in Dunhuang, China.
What proportion of Europe's population is estimated to have died during the Black Death pandemic?
Which extinct Central Asian language was commonly used to translate Buddhist and Christian texts in Dunhuang?
Which major religion did NOT actively spread along the ancient Silk Road land routes?
Which technology, invented in China, allowed the Diamond Sutra to be printed in 868 CE?
What is the world's oldest dated complete printed book, discovered along the Silk Road?
In which Chinese oasis city are the famous Mogao Caves, filled with multicultural religious art, located?
Who wrote 'The Canon of Medicine' in 1025 CE, which synthesized medical knowledge from across Eurasia?