The threadlike process of a neuron which conducts nerve impulses from the cell body to the neuron's ending (bouton) where it is transmitted via a synapse to another neuron, muscle or gland. Syn. nerve fibre (when it is sheathed). See neuron; synapse.
Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of the civilizations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance, political and economic relations between the civilizations.he transmission of Buddhism to China via the Silk Road began in the 1st century CE, according to a semi-legendary account of an ambassador sent to the West by the Chinese Emperor Ming (58â75).
Explain to students that goods were often traded between China, the Middle East, and Europe via the Silk Road. Tell students that the Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes that traversed Asia from 1500 B.C. A.D. until 1500. Explain that traders would travel the Silk Road routes on camels and in caravans.