It was called the Silk Road, since traders depended on it to transport silk, a valuable and desired commodity, from China to Europe.
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The Silk Road brought trade from China to western Asia and Europe. Chinese arts, science and religion became known in these areas. Going eastward, the Road brought Buddhism from India to China. communication between India and China~ apexvs Spread of buddhism
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He was known to travel from Italy to china in 3 years. He became a great friend to the ruler of China, so he stayed for 16 years.
It is not really known when the continent became known as Europe, all that we know is that the name comes from the Greek Mythological person Europa, a Phoenician woman who had an affair with Zeus.
The early traveler to China was Marco Polo, an Italian merchant and explorer. He journeyed to China in the late 13th century and spent several years there, working for the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Polo's detailed accounts of his travels in China became widely known in Europe and contributed to Western understanding of the East.
it connects china to europe and was known as the silk route
under the mongols (khubalai khan in the yuan dynasty) it became known as khalanbliq
It was discovered long before there was an America. Since the 1200's China was known about Europe and the colonies were established by Europeans so they came with the knowledge of China.
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