1、SILK ROADCONTENTS3HISTORY The,mummies of non-Mongoloid,apparently Caucasoid,individuals,have been found in the Tarim Basin,in the area of Loulan located along the Silk Road 200 kilometres(124 miles)east of Yingpan,dating to as early as 1600 BC and suggesting very ancient contacts between East and We
2、st.A Westerner on a camel,Northern Wei Dynasty(386534).A sancai statue of a foreigner with a wineskin,Tang Dynasty(618907).Map of Marco Polos travels in 12711295.The Mongol Empire and its sphere of influence.Italian pottery of the mid-15th century was heavily influenced by Chinese ceramics.A Sancai(Three colors)plate(left),and a Ming-type blue-white vase(right),made in Northern Italy.of Bengal travelled to Tibet and Sumatra,pioneering new schools of Mahayana Buddhism,10th-11th century.Central Asian monk teaching East Asian monk,9th10th century.
