Transcript SILK CLOTHING AND SILK ART

By Nick Kaplan and Lillain Tessler
INTRO
The Silk Road is a famous trading route that is
4,600 miles long. It used to take half a year
for merchants to travel the entire road. The
Silk Road allowed merchants and other
people to share their goods. The Silk Road is
a historically important trade route between
china and the Mediterranean. The scenery
along the route are said to be, spectacular
and intriguing. There are famous caves and
different customs.
The silk road
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The Silk Road went from East to West. It started
in china and stretched to different parts of Asia,
Europe, Egypt, Somalia and India. It helped
people from all cultures to not only trade but to
learn from one another. People also learned
different religions along the Silk Road, one of
them was Buddhism.
Trading and how the silk road got its
name
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They traded more than silk on the Silk Road.
They traded items such as, spices, carpets,
blankets, berries, jewelry and fur. Did you
know? A worldwide explorer named Marco
polo named the route, THE SILK ROAD. It is
said that the Silk Road shaped the whole
world.
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The Silk Road was a great thing and it still is
today. If you go to China today you can
take a tour. According to some news stories
people are selling drugs on the Silk Road
which is very sad.
Chinese clothing
Well, the bride wears a red, long gown with
Chinese designs. The bride also wears a red
veil covering the brides face so no one can see
her face. The bride keeps the veil on until
everyone has left the ceremony. The groom
wears a red suite with Chinese designs and
symbols sewed into it, the groom also wears
black or white dress shoes that match with the
grooms red suite.
WHAT CAN CLOTHING BE MADE OF?
 Clothing can be made out of leather, fabric, jean
material , silk, cotton. For now I am going to be
talking about silk many things can be made out of silk
like, robes, dresses, night cloths, shirts, skirts and some
head wear. I think silk is a very fine clothing material.
I wonder what other things can be made out of silk?
What do you think of Chinese clothing?
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The history of Chinese clothing
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Based on historical discoveries, Chinese
clothing dates back to the later era of
Paleolithic times 1.7 million years ago. The
21st century b.c. Materials used were of
animal skins and decorations were of small
stones and animal teeth. The “real” cloths
were not invented, about 5,000 years ago
by the yellow emperor.