They used horses for transportation and used boats on the Mediterranean Sea to trade with others.
2 of the goods that traveled along the Silk Road were silk and Jade.
It costs more money to ship goods along on the Silk Road.
Baghdad traded goods and ideas along the silk road.
Silk cloth, Spices
tea and spice
Ideas
Silk ,olives , types of food horses sheep even slaves!
Aliens
Bandits on the Silk Road were groups of thieves and robbers who targeted travelers and merchants. Their presence along the route made trade and travel risky and dangerous, leading to increased costs for protection and loss of goods. This hindered the flow of goods and ideas along the Silk Road, impacting its overall efficiency and safety.
Lots of expensive goods were made along the silk road, and with that they would make more money to more people. The silk road was full of different sellers from different places. That's how different materials were spread to different places.
Spices and other goods (like silk) were traded between the Orient and the Roman Empire with the people of the Indus Valley as middlemen.
They made money by selling food to travelers.