CONNECTING WOMEN TO THE SILK ROADS Primary Sources Connect Women to the Silk Road

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Two statues of women playing polo: (Tang Dynasty)

A large number of found clay figures show that women from Central Asia and China were accomplished riders of horses. Sculptures of women astride horses such as these are playing polo, a game which was imported into China from the Middle East. Women elsewhere, such as in the nomadic tribes, were practically born on horses, this being their primary method of travel.

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CONNECTING WOMEN TO THE SILK ROADS
Introduction

Influential Women	Women and Silk Production	Exploring Primary Sources
Tang dynasty’s Wu Zetian	Making Silk	Primary Source Lessons
Princess Wencheng	Wearing Silk
Sorghaghtani Beki	Reviving Silk Traditions
Empress Irene