WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is known that around the year 600 AC., gold, jade, and silk were traded between Europe and Western Asia and the advanced states of the Zhou dynasty (1045–221 BC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Silk was used to barter when it first came about. It was something you could barter for other luxurious items. It was mainly used like currency during the 1100s, after the Zhou dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -China initially mainly traded silk for horses from central Asia. Horses were China’s most prized import. Horses from central Asia were large and swift-good steads and warhorses. Chinese envoys describe them ‘winged horses’, as they were significantly better than breeds in the empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Zhou did not have large scale long distance trade at its start though improvements occurred throughout the seven hundred years of the dynasty. Most trade occurred locally at the village level or between provinces. Bronze vessels, clothing and other luxury items would have been found in the marketplace.