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The Silk Road was not one road from Europe to China. It was a changing network of overland and maritime routes used by traders, travellers and messengers across many centuries.
Along with silk and other goods came languages, technologies, beliefs and artistic traditions. The steppes and cities of Central Asia connected communities far beyond their immediate surroundings. Eastern European regions also participated in wider exchanges, in different ways at different times.
Studying these connections helps us move beyond isolated national histories and see Eurasia as a place of long-standing contact and exchange.