1. Silk Production and Silk Road in
Ancient China
By Micah Roseen

2. The Silk Road
• The Silk Road wasn’t even a road, not paved not
even a route.
• The Silk Road was a name of any given route led
from China to Rome.
• It was a 4000mi hike
• The Silk Road began in 2nd century B.C.
• The Chinese used the Silk Road to trade with the
Romans.
• The Chinese traded spices, ivory, and silk for silver
and gold.

4. About The Map
All the black dots are the routes where the
Chinese and other civilizations stopped and
traded their goods for other goods they wanted.
On the map it doesn’t show that the Chinese
did stop in Jordan.

5. Silk Production
• According to the Chinese Legend silk was
discovered in 2460 B.C
• The silk came from silk worms
• The silk worms were actually caterpillars
• The Chinese used the caterpillars cocoons
• They used the caterpillars eggs

6. Silk Dress