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Silk Route Chronicles: Ancient Trade Explorer

The Making of a Global World

Step into the shoes of a 13th-century Indian merchant traveling the legendary Silk Routes. Discover how goods, ideas, religions, and even diseases flowed between continents, connecting the ancient world in ways that shaped our modern global economy.

25 min
Duration
3
Missions
11
Problems
165
XP

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📖 Your Story

You are Vasudeva, a prosperous merchant from the port of Bhrigukaccha (modern-day Bharuch) in western India. The year is 1280 CE, and you have gathered a caravan carrying textiles, spices, and precious stones. Your mission: navigate the complex network of Silk Routes, trading goods and discovering how cultures, religions, and innovations spread across continents.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand how the Silk Routes connected Asia, Europe, and Africa through trade and cultural exchange
  • Identify goods traded along the Silk Routes and their points of origin
  • Examine how food crops, religions, and diseases spread across continents in the pre-modern world
  • Analyze the role of Indian Ocean trade in connecting civilizations

How to Play

1Begin at your home port and choose your trade route — overland through Central Asia or by sea through the Indian Ocean
2At each trading post, examine the goods available and decide what to trade based on demand and value
3Track the spread of ideas, religions, and even diseases as you encounter different civilizations
4Complete your journey by mapping all the connections you've discovered between distant lands

3 Missions Await

1

The Merchant's Journey Begins

4 problems · 40 XP

2

Food Journeys Across Continents

3 problems · 45 XP

3

Conquest, Disease, and the Shrinking World

4 problems · 80 XP