Concept
Version 9
Created by Boundless
Kingdom of Aksum
![Extent of Silk Route/Silk Road](../../../../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/25132/full/640px-silk_route.jpg)
Extent of Silk Route/Silk Road
The economically important northern Silk Road and southern Spice (Eastern) trade routes. The sea routes around the horn of Arabia and the Indian sub-continent were Aksum's specialty for nearly a millennium.
The land route covered portions of Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, and China. The sea/water route covered the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Source
Boundless vets and curates high-quality, openly licensed content from around the Internet. This particular resource used the following sources: