answer the following questions

http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/religion.html
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/timeline.html

Please answer the following questions about the above web sites:
What specific artifacts or images caught your attention? Why?
How do they illustrate the impact of the silk road on the societies along its route?
Please limit your answers to both questions to around 500 words total.