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title: Map of the Silk Road Routes
author: Whole World Land And Oceans
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8327/map-of-the-silk-road-routes/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of the Silk Road Routes

_Authored by Whole World Land And Oceans_

## Image File

[![Map of the Silk Road Routes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8327.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8327.jpg)

## Image Caption

This map indicates trading routes used around the 1st century CE centred on the [Silk Road](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk_Road/). The routes remain largely valid for the period 500 BCE to 500 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Oceans, W. W. L. A. (2018, March 15). Map of the Silk Road Routes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8327/map-of-the-silk-road-routes/>
### Chicago
Oceans, Whole World Land And. "Map of the Silk Road Routes." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8327/map-of-the-silk-road-routes/>.
### MLA
Oceans, Whole World Land And. "Map of the Silk Road Routes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8327/map-of-the-silk-road-routes/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_route.jpg) by [**Whole World Land And Oceans**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_route.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.