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What event led to the re-opening of the Silk Road in the 1200s?
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Did silk make life better or easier for China?
Silk did make life eaiser. Silk made life silk making many accomplished inventions such as paper. Silk also makes clothing. Also, an ancient route in China was named after silk. It was named The Silk Road. That is how silk made life easier.
Ideas spread to China along the trade route called what?
The Silk Road.
Did the silk roads bring disease?
The silk road didn't cause disease to occur but it did greatly contribute to its spread most famously with the black plague.
How were the trans-Saharan trade routes different from the Silk Road?
Trans-Saharan trade routes were primarily land based, the Silk road was both land and sea.
What was the name of the network of trade routes between Africa Europe and Asia?
Silk road.
What event led to the re opening of the silk road in the 1200s?
The inventions and raw materials from Eastern Asia and China are some of the events that led to the re-opening of the silk road in the 1200s.
When did silk road open?
The silk road was not a "road" per se. It was never built, so there is no "opening" date. It was used from the end of the Bronze Age up until the late Medieval Period when water routes were found. The traveling was very perilous and not patrolled terribly well until the Pax Mongolica in the 1200s.
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.
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
Was the Silk Road one continuous road or a series of routes?
The Silk Road was a series of routes that came off of the main Silk Road. The Silk Road consisted of the main Silk Road, minor routes and sea routes which were used later in the Silk Road's history, when the Silk Road became dangerous.
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.
Which event marked the end of cultural and economic unity along the Silk Road?
The fall of the Mongol Empire.
What were some pros and cons about the Silk Road?
The pros are that international trade started with this event. The cons are that the road was dangerous and often thieves would be out waiting.
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 invention first declined the silk road?
The invention of ships and a silk road by sea declined the Silk Road.
How wide is the silk road?
the silk road is approximately 6,437 kilometers and 4,000 miles
