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By being between China and the Mediterranean Sea, Persia controlled the central section of the Silk Road to Europe. Silk Road is a name which has been given to a network of roads which connected China with the rest of Asia and with Europe. The name is derived from the fact that the most important commodity China exported was silk, which earned China a fortune.
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The Persian Empire established an extensive network of trade routes called the Royal Road, which stretched over 2,500 miles from Asia Minor to Persia and facilitated east-west trade. This road was well-maintained and had rest stations along the way. Additionally, the Persians also utilized maritime trade routes, especially along the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, connecting them to the Mediterranean and Indian ocean trade networks.
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