ThetermofSilkRoad(DieSeidenstrassen)1whichwasusedfirstlybyF.vonRichthofenwell-knownGermanscholarin1877andthenwidelyacceptedasanexpressionforthemainroadfromtheCentralAsiatotheWestissaidtodayasSilkRoadorSilkRoute.2FromtheearliestperioditwasusedforthetransportationofanumberofmaterialsandspiritualgoodstogetherthesilktheluxurygoodthatwasknownintheWestasGoldenesVlies3orthewooloftheChineseforestsjustaswrittenbyPliniustheElderinhisworkNaturalisHistoriatowards70A.D.
