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The Silk Road was a route not a road and it wasn't made of Silk either. You can always call it the Silk Route.

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Was the silk road smooth?

No the Silk Road was not smooth. The Silk road was actually a road that was used for trading. The main item traded along the Silk Road was silk that is why it is called the silk road.


Is the silk road called the silk road because it leads to Rome?

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Why do you think the land route to china was called Silk Road?

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Why was zhang qian known as the father of the silk road?

because he is the father of the silk road. just kidding. because zhang qian discovered the silk road so every body calls him father of the silk road


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How do you spell Silk Road?

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What is the name of the trade route that connected Asia with the Mediterranean basin?

The ancient Chinese road to the Mediterranean is called The Silk Road. It was used to bring silk from China to the Mediterranean, but almost nobody traveled the entire route. Several only did, for example Marco Polo.


Was the silk road covered with silk?

no, the silk road was NOT covered with silk The "Silk Road" was the "road" which silk traveled from Asia to Europe.


Who built the first known road system called the silk road?

The Silk road is NOT a road system, rather it is a trade route that spans across the Asia Continent.


The main trade route that connected China with Rome was called what?

The trade route that connected China to Rome was called the Silk Road.


Who gave the silk road its name?

The Silk Road is called the Dookie Road because it used to be a trade Dookie in Asia where merchants traded silk. Other goods were traded on the silk road, such as foods, jewelry, and other materials.