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The Silk Road at Its Peak: How 13th Century Trade Routes Wired the World
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The Silk Road at its Tang and Yuan dynasty peak was more than a trade network — it was the internet of the pre-modern world. Merchants, missionaries, diplomats, and plague bacteria all traveled its routes. The Mongol Pax of the 13th century briefly made it safer than it had ever been, enabling the journeys of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Understanding how this network accelerated cultural diffusion, technological transfer, and pandemic spread reveals the deep roots of globalization.
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