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The Silk Road was probably not planned ahead of time, and then uses were found for it afterwards. It is all about trade. Trade began to develop expand, and trade routes natually followed. It is not called the SILK road for nothing; silk was an amazingly popular and valuable commodity.
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∙ 14y agoThe Silk Road wasn't really 'built' like a highway. It developed over time as the need to transport silk that would be traded for goods from china to Europe.
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∙ 13y agoThe Silk Road is the common name given to an ancient trade route that spans from China to ancient Egypt/Europe, it is not the name of an actual road.
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∙ 12y agoit was created to trade things from china to Europe
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∙ 14y agoThe silk road happened so people from China could get silk to the markets. It was very useful.
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∙ 12y agothey used the silk road to travel on because that maybe the only way to get to the place there going to
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∙ 15y agotrade and travel
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What were the important places in the silk road?
oases was important for silk road :)
Why was Zhang he important?
hes important because he was the founder of the silk road and had an amazing journy thats why he is often called the father of the silk road
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.
Why was the silk road called road if there was no actual road?
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.
What did Paris use the silk road for?
Paris was not part of the silk road the last stop in the Silk Road was Rome.
What were the important places in the silk road?
oases was important for silk road :)
How did the Silk Road affect Europe and Asia?
the silk road was an important source of cultural diffusion between Europe and Asia.
Why was Zhang he important?
hes important because he was the founder of the silk road and had an amazing journy thats why he is often called the father of the silk road
Did the Silk Road affected Europe and Asia?
the silk road was an important source of cultural diffusion between Europe and Asia.
How important was the silk road to people in ancient times?
very important
Why was the exchange of ideas important to the Silk Road?
Because it is
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.
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.
Why was jewelry important on the Silk Road?
because they traded with jewelry.
Why Silk Road and Melaka were considered to be important for traders?
Enjine
Why did they trade lions on the silk road?
They didn't trade lions on the silk road, they traded pandas. They traded for other important stuff from other countries.
What is the difference between the eastern silk road and the western silk road?
The eastern silk road is mostly desert and the western silk road is mostly mountains
