第四讲Unit7TheSilkRoad(丝绸之路)PPT.pptVIP

Yuan Dynasty The silk road on the land revived greatly during Yuan Dynasty period when China became largely dependent on its silk trade. Genghis Khan conquered all the small states, unified China and built a large empire under his rule. * THE SILK ROADYuan Dynasty Trade along the Silk Road reached its zenith during this period. The famous traveler Marco Polo traveled along the Silk Road visiting DaDu that is todays Beijing and wrote his famous book about the orient and introduced China to western countries systematically. * THE SILK ROAD As overland trade became increasingly dangerous, and