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Silk Road Connections with the Asian Art Museum 5/10 at the San Ramon Library
Embark on a fascinating journey along the legendary Silk Road with Asian Art Museum docent Aggie Brenneman and uncover the goods, ideas, and cultures that shaped the ancient world!
Before jet planes and smartphones, merchants, monks, pilgrims, and militia spent months or years traversing perilous routes to carry luxury goods and innovative ideas thousands of miles across the globe. As desirable commodities such as silk, porcelain, paper, tea, jade, amber, spices, ivory, gunpowder, gold, and silver were carried across the land and sea trade routes known as the Silk Road, so too were religions, ideas, and new technologies spread and propagated in all directions. In this program, travel the ancient routes that connected countries from the Mediterranean to the Pacific and discover the historic transformations that resulted from these complex cultural exchanges.
Registration suggested.
Generously sponsored by the San Ramon Library Foundation.
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