“Human beings have always moved from place to
place and traded with their neighbours, exchanging goods, skills and ideas.
Throughout history, Eurasia was criss-crossed with communication routes and
paths of trade, which gradually linked up to form what are known today as the
Silk Roads; routes across both land and sea, along which silk and many other
goods were exchanged between people from across the world. Maritime routes were
an important part of this network, linking East and West by sea, and were used
for the trade of spices in particular, thus becoming known as the Spice Routes.
These vast networks carried more than just
merchandise and precious commodities however: the constant movement and mixing
of populations also brought about the transmission of knowledge, ideas,
cultures and beliefs, which had a profound impact on the history and
civilizations of the Eurasian peoples. Travellers along the Silk Roads were
attracted not only by trade but also by the intellectual and cultural exchange
that was taking place in cities along the Silk Roads, many of which developed
into hubs of culture and learning. Science, arts and literature, as well as
crafts and technologies were thus shared and disseminated into societies along
the lengths of these routes, and in this way, languages, religions and cultures
developed and influenced each other.” (https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/about-silk-road)
Below is a link to an article written by Dr. Abdulrahman
al-Salimi, and entitled as “The New Silk Road and the Communication between the
Middle East and China”, which provides some information about Oman’s role in
the Silk Road trading routes.
Please click HERE
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