Few people have heard of the Maritime Silk Road, sea trade route from China to Europe. But, it has driven world history for more than 2200 years from the Fall of Rome, Europe's Plague, Europe's Renaissance, Christopher Columbus discovering the America's, the rise and fall of Imperial China, and even the American Revolution plus much more are all directly caused by it. In this series you will also learn how the land-based Silk Road that most people have heard of is not historically important. This series will challenge how you view history, the world, and humanity.