History of the Silk Road | Sleep History Story

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Olimpia Pérez

History, Documentary, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Tonight, I take you on a journey along the Silk Road. We explore how and why this route or network from China to the Mediterranean opened at the time of the Han Dynasty and Ancient Rome.Given the distances and costs, long distance trade was limited to light, expensive and exotic goods, like silk, glassware, fine crafts, perfumes and spices. It adapted to changes over centuries: the rise and fall of dynasties in China, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the struggles of Byzantium, the Muslim conquest, the Mongol invasion, the rise of Italian merchant republics...I also tell you about how the Black Death epidemic spread along the Silk Road in the 14th Century and the rediscovery of land routes to the Far East by European travelers of the Middle Ages, especially Marco Polo. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to Lights Out Library Join me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style stories read in a calming voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep. Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm so glad you've joined me on Lights Out Library tonight.
0:05.5	If you'd like to listen Ad Free and Unlock Bonus episodes, then please consider joining our Patreon.
0:13.8	There is a link for it in the episode description.
0:17.8	Now, a quick word from our sponsors sponsors before tonight's story begins.
0:23.6	Hello everyone. I'm Olympia. Thank you for being here with me in this wonderful place, call Lights Out Library,
0:38.5	and I have a great story to tell you.
0:42.6	Tonight, we're going to travel across the steps,
0:46.9	deserts and mountains, following the trails of ancient caravans.
0:52.6	Moreover, we will travel over time.
0:56.0	You have certainly heard of the Silk Road,
0:59.0	a trade route that linked China in the east
1:02.0	to the Mediterranean in the west,
1:05.6	lasting for centuries.
1:08.4	But how exactly did it work?
1:16.2	Why did it appear? Was it a single route or were there several?
1:23.9	Who transported these precious goods over thousands of miles? What unfolded during more than 1,500 years of activity? How did the world change as a result of this early form
1:31.6	of trade globalization? This is what we are going to explore. But before we do, I'd like to take
1:43.1	one minute of your time to let you know that we do have a Patreon page for those of you who wish to and can support this project.
1:52.6	Get more of it and listen ad-free on your favorite podcast app.
1:58.8	Patreon is a platform that allows you to directly contribute to our work financially.
2:04.5	If you join, you will get various new things, like the possibility to listen to all episodes,
2:11.7	with or without background sounds, and regular bonus episodes.
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