How did The Silk Road Actually Work?

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If I remember correctly the Ottomans didn't shut the silk road to Europe but they demanded more money for it and only the Venetians can trade with them thus allowing venice a monopoly on trades to Europe which in return angered the Europeans which allowed their travels to find new roads

The technology and ideas that travelled along the silk road alone shaped history as we know it. The impact of the silk road is incredibly underrated.

Ottomans didnt just completely shut down the Silk Road rather they demanded enormous taxes that led to its decease, eventually triggering the age of European expansion

The fact that you had the 2 monks clothes change as they went between east and west is a great attention to detail. I really appreciated that little bit.

The two agents sent by the Justinian to steal silk production secrets/materials in China is such a good movie idea.

Before the conquest of Constantinople, trade to Europe through Silkroad was mainly done by Genoese and Venetian traders. After the conquest, Ottomans dispelled Genoese traders from their ports and banned them from trading goods as well, because of the help Genoese provided to Byzantium in the siege (they had sent their fleet to blockade the golden horn, if I'm not mistaken). To damage Geneose in Mediterranean even more, Ottomans gave Venetian traders -competitors of Genoese - privileges in trading. Any other foreign trader had to pay much more taxes contary to their Venetian counterparts. That said, trading goods from Venetians was almost much more cheaper than paying taxes to Ottomans. The first capitulation in Ottomans' history, later they gave such and more privileges to French in Suleiman's reign.

Thank you so much for your program, really enjoyed it. I am Chinese, but also have the DNA of all the ethnicities along the silk road including Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, northern India, and northern Thailand. this episode made me feel that I am visiting my silk road traveler ancestors. thank you.

Marco Polo was not the only travelled person. He writes in his memoir about meeting a next-village friend in China. He writes about many other such travellers from all over the world. Marco Polo's name remains because he recorded his travels.

It saddens me to think how many war-torn cities were once bustling trading hubs along the Silk Road.

Persians pretty much never get credit for their historical contributions to humanity. Good that they were at least mentioned at the beginning of the video. Even though they created much more of this concept (e.g., the whole concept of Caravanserai and hubs) and many of the goods described as Western exports were actually Persia's exports to both East and West. Still, respect for mentioning something.

The world seemed so much bigger back then, so many untold stories and experiences ... Man I love history 😊

What I've learned with these series is that humanity truly thrives when there is open trade and times of peace. Why can't we just all get along?

Glad someone finally gave credit to the Persians. Thank you

Stunning and great piece of history: My teacher didn't mention how early the silk road started to exist, so I learned something new to me and am able to understand a bit more about the world we're living in today. Good job 👍.

brilliant, you painted the whole picture and the history including the details around inns and accommodation. It probably goes to show that business, explorers and travelers have been in touch between east and west much longer than the regular population understands it to be.

a truely remarkable demonstration of ingenuity and a reminder of how important principles are

Correction: Before the formation of the Franco-Ottoman Alliance and England turned away fro mthe Catholic Church to Anglicanism, the Ottoman Empire was willing to trade with Venice only.

How did silk road work? Chinese trader: sell items to Turkic trader Turkic trader: sell items to Persian trader Persian trader: sell items to Levantine trader Levantine trader: sell items to Greek trader And that's how terracotta was made.

Ive found the best way to describe the silk road and how it works is by comparing it to a good old fashioned bucket brigade. Nobody moves very far but they still do their part passing their goods from one person to the next in the long chain.