1. Silk Road - Noun
2. Silk Road - Proper noun
an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
Source: WordNetA whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper, gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road. Charles C. Mann
Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away. Ted Rall
For a long time, it was hard for me to get my work done in Chicago. Silk Road gave me opportunities to do shows like 'Golden Child' - shows that nobody else seemed interested in. And they bring an artistic integrity to the work that matches anything you'll find at a bigger theatre. David Henry Hwang
Around the same time, the Venetian explorer Marco Polo became one of the first Europeans to travel the Silk Road to China. Source: Internet
Ancient words borrowed from along the Silk Road since Old Chinese include 葡萄 pútáo " grape ", 石榴 shíliu/shíliú " pomegranate " and 狮子／獅子 shīzi " lion ". Source: Internet
At the age of 12, Jesus followed the ancient Silk Road to India where he spent six years in Puri and Rajgirh, near Nalanda, the ancient seat of Hindu learning. Source: Internet