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

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Statue of women and othermusicians on camel

Statue of traveling musicians. Tang Dynasty

Music was very much a part of every day life on the Silk Road. As different musical traditions traveled along it, they met and intertwined, bridging cultural differences. Musicians who came from non-Han cultures were particularly favored in the Tang Dynasty. Women and men traveled together.

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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