Throughout all of ancient history there have been many cases of long-established trade, none of these are as famous as the Silk Road of China. The Silk Road integrated China and the Western World, including India, Greece, Persia and Rome. It was named the Silk Road in 1877 by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen. The Silk Road was first established in the second century BC and it was put out of use in the 1400’s. Not only was silk traded on this road but culture as well. Many religions, consisting of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, Nestorianism, and Islam were spread to China and the West through trade and communication. Also, the Chinese Four Great Inventions: papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass, were
