epoque moderne frise : Route de la soie 500–1500

Historical timeline infographic titled "Silk Road: Medieval Rise to Fall" with a dominant HORIZONTAL timeline ribbon spanning 500-1500, designed as a modern textbook diagram in sepia and gold palette, calm scholarly mood, high legibility, sharp readable typography, editorial historical illustration, textbook-grade clarity, period-appropriate imagery, vector-clean lines. Overlay the macro structure clearly across the ribbon as "Rise → Peak → Decline → Fall" with subtle section dividers. Mark exactly 5 milestone events on the timeline, each with precise date, short heading IN English, one-line caption IN English, and a clear period-appropriate visual cue: 1) "618" — heading "Tang Expansion" — caption "Tang stability strengthened caravan routes across Central Asia." — visual cue: camel caravan and trade scroll. 2) "751" — heading "Battle of Talas" — caption "Control in Central Asia shifted, reshaping Silk Road exchanges." — visual cue: crossed spears, paper sheet, and rider silhouettes, no gore. 3) "1271" — heading "Pax Mongolica" — caption "Mongol rule secured long-distance trade from China to the Mediterranean." — visual cue: mounted courier, saddle, and merchant caravan. 4) "1346" — heading "Black Death Disruption" — caption "Plague and insecurity severely damaged overland commerce." — visual cue: closed city gate, wilting trade bale, and warning bell, tasteful non-graphic treatment. 5) "1453" — heading "Ottoman Control of Constantinople" — caption "Changing political and commercial routes accelerated the shift toward sea trade." — visual cue: city walls, ship, and sealed trade document. Include a small territorial / map element labeled "Silk Road Network at Peak, c. 1271-1368" showing East Asia, Central Asia, Persia, and the eastern Mediterranean connected by overland and maritime branches, with a simple legend labeled "Main Overland Route" and "Maritime Link". Add 3 key figures in neat side panels with dates and exact rendered names: "Xuanzang (602-664)" with a monk scroll icon, "Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227)" with a mounted leader icon, and "Marco Polo (1254-1324)" with a travel book icon. Include supporting visual details such as camels, bolts of silk, coins, ceramic jars, mountain passes, oasis towns, and a small compass rose; avoid flags and any hate symbols. Use neutral, non-propagandistic wording for contested developments. Composition should feel balanced, educational, and elegant, with clean callout lines, boxed captions, subtle parchment texture, and date numerals in Arabic digits. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no watermarks Render dates in Arabic numerals. Avoid graphic battlefield gore, no real death photos, no flags or symbols of hate movements. For contested historical narratives, present neutrally — no propaganda framing, no glorification of atrocities. Period-appropriate but tasteful.