How is the silk road like the internet?

Answer 1

The Silk Road was the ancient form of the information super highway and was an important link between the eastern and western cultures. People not only traded goods for economic benefit; they also traded knowledge, ideas and religions.

Today, the Silk Road is a tourist destination and is being revived. There are many historical sites along the route that need to be preserved. The preservation of these sites can only be done with the collaboration of experts from around the world; preservation and tourism bring economic benefit.

The similarities between ancient and modern are the need for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, people helping each other for economic benefit, and the promotion of ties between cultures, countries and people.

Answer 2

Yes,the silk route, or road, is the route used by the Chinese to export silk n other things. There were actually several routs, at least one of which ran through northern India, where the Indians added spice to the silk caravans.

Answer 3

The Silk Road is a giant trade of ideas. So is the internet. The Silk Road has many bandits and scammers, like on the Internet with hackers and scammers. You can buy virtually anything on the Internet, just how you could buy virtually anything on the Silk Road.

Answer 4

Technically, yes - but not a single stretch of road.

The Silk road was a network of posts in which the Chinese and other Asians could trade easily.

Answer 5

The silk road is similar to the internet because people learned from each other by communicating and you could buy and trade goods just like you can now on Amazon.

Answer 6

yes.