The significane of the silk fabric in the history of the “Silk road”

Abstract

Since the period of formation of the Caravan trade Chinese silk has attracted attention of India, Ja- pan, Korea and countries located in Central Asia and Europe. Silk fabric was not only in great demand in world trade, but in the ranks of countries silk was considered as official currency, while other countries pledged to pay a tax in the form of silk. The purpose of the article is to define the place of origin of silk production and to demonstrate significance and role of silk tissue in the formation of the Silk Road. For achieving the purpose, there are the following tasks set: to define a land of silk production origin; to make a demonstration of using the terms «The Silk Road» and «Silk Roads»; to make an analysis of ways of transportation of goods from the period of the caravan road had formed. The method of the factor of the theory of diffusion of innovations is widely used in the article. In spite of the fact that on the caravan road which started in China and extended up to the Europe there were hundreds of various goods transported and sold, the silk production always used to be in great demand. As a result, several major caravan roads stayed in the history of the world were named by the name of this marketable commodity and saved in the history called «The Silk Road». This article is written and intended for pupils, students and historians and also for all people who are keen on the history of the world.