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Extending 6,000 kilometres (4,000 miles), the Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length, beginning during the Han dynasty (206 BCE â 220 CE).
1 Explain to students that goods were often traded between China, the Middle East, and Europe via the Silk Road. 2  Tell students that the Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes that traversed Asia from 1500 B.C. 3  A.D. until 1500.4  Explain that traders would travel the Silk Road routes on camels and in caravans.ilk actually composed a relatively small portion of the trade along the Silk Road. Eastbound caravans brought gold, precious metals and stones, textiles, ivory, and coral; while westbound caravans transported furs, ceramics, cinnamon bark, rhubarb, and bronze weapons.