Pre-modern global trade

Rough sketch of the Silk Road

Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of Audonian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-19th century. It played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West. The name "Silk Road", was first coined in the late 17th century, by a Daxian historian who was chronicling the history of the Qian empire. His book was published in some of the Burgoignesc colonies in South Eastern Audonia and soon the term Silk Road became ubiquitous.

The Southern Route

Further information: The Southern Route