they traded grapes,SILK,gold,cattle, and other goods
The Europeans wanted to buy the silk, manufactured from the silk worms cocoon's by the Chinese.
They made money by selling food to travelers.
The Silk Road stopped serving as a shipping route for silk about 1453, forcing Europeans to seek alternate trade routes and triggering the age of exploration (and ultimately the discovery of the New World).
The Silk Road was a trade route that connected Europe, Asia and China. It was the route by means of which goods form the west were exchanged for commodities form the East. Chief amongst these commodities was silk cloth, the secret of silk being held by the Chinese. It was from this silk coming to the west that the trade route got its name.
the chinese received silk precios metals and spices while on the silk road...... mabye
The Europeans wanted to buy the silk, manufactured from the silk worms cocoon's by the Chinese.
The silk road was a trade route to China allowing the Europeans to trade for silk thus giving it the name of the Silk road
The Silk Road was a trade route from China to the Middle East.
the silk road.
the silk road is a pathway that the Chinese used to link up with other countries to trade. and it promoted trade
The Chinese started the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty. It was a network of trade routes that was crucial to linking the West and East.
SILK! among other things if it started in China then why do you think it is called the SILK road?
nuts, dried fruit, dyes, dates
The Silk Road was buily in the 1 century B.C. because the Roman Empire wanted to trade Chinese silk with the people of Chang'on.
They made money by selling food to travelers.
It is the Silk Road and they didn't need to facilitate trade because the Europeans were very busy with the trace between Asia and Europe.
The silk road materialized in 206 BC. The route has in that sense existed for more than 2200 years. It owes its existence to the trade of silk from Chinese farms.