Silk Road project

  • 300 BCE

    Maurya Dynasty

    Maurya Dynasty
    The shortest dynasty that used the Silk Road. The Maurya stopped using the Oil Road Round when the Han started to us the Silk Road.During a period of time the Maurya and the Roman Empire were the only groups using the Silk Road.
  • 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    Qin Dynasty
    The Qin Dynasty used the Silk Road for conquests wars and trades they used it during when the Roman Empire used and when the Maurya uses it.
  • 130

    Han dynasty

    Han dynasty
    They were not isolated because they used the Silk Road in the common era while other dynasties/groups used the Silk Road for trading and travel purposes.
  • 200

    Parthian Empire

    Parthian Empire
    They were the second longest but never isolated the Parthian Empire used the Silk Road along side the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire.
  • 300

    Kushan Empire

    Kushan Empire
    The Kushan Empire used the Silk Road with the Parthian Empire, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire. The only group they did not share the Silk Road with is the Maurya Dynasty.
  • 500

    Roman Empire

    Roman Empire
    The Roman Empire is the only group that used the Silk Road in isolation this is probably because it used the Silk Road for the longest.