A network of routes connecting China to the Mediterranean.
Regions
Central Asia
The Silk Road heartland — Scythians, Mongols, Timurids and trans-Eurasian connectors.
China
From the Yellow River civilisations and Mandate of Heaven to the Ming dynasties and modern superpower.
Europe
Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, Enlightenment and modern Europe — the crucible of Western thought.
Middle East
The cradle of civilisation — Mesopotamia, Persia, the three Abrahamic faiths, and a region of deep influence.
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