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What was the purpose of the silk road and why was it so expensive and dangerous?
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The Silk Roads were a "complex network of trade routes" that gave people the chance to exchange goods and culture.
It was incredibly dangerous to travel along the Silk Road,becauseyou faced desolate white-hot sand dunes in the desert, forbidding mountains, brutal winds, and poisonous snakes. There was one nice section, called the Gansu Corridor, a relatively fertile strip that ran along the base of one of the mountains. To reach this strip, you had to cross the desert or the mountains. And of course, there were always bandits and pirates.
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When did Marco Polo discover silk?
He didn't discover silk, but wanted to trade for silk. They knew about it in Europe, but it was expensive and hard to get. The Silk Road was a hard dangerous trip for people.
In the late 1400s the Spain hoped to find what?
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
Was the silk road inexpensive?
no it was expensive
Describe the purpose of the silk road?
The Silk Road was a trade route from East Asia (such as China) to Europe. The purpose was that people in Europe would be able to get expensive, luxury goods from Asia, such as spices, silk, and ivory (from Asian elephants). However, it soon became obsolete after Vasco da Gama proved that it was possible to get to India and East Asia via ship by sailing south of Africa (before him, people believed it was too dangerous).
How did advances in sailing ships hurt the silk road?
The silk road was a long hard dangerous expensive trip. All were looking for a means to Asia without having to use the silk road were very happy to try to find an alternate route. The whole purpose was to make money and to bring goods to Europe that people wanted. It would be like we were still using wagon trains to deliver things to stores. None of us would regret using another means of delivery.
When did Marco Polo discover silk?
He didn't discover silk, but wanted to trade for silk. They knew about it in Europe, but it was expensive and hard to get. The Silk Road was a hard dangerous trip for people.
In the late 1400s the Spain hoped to find what?
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
Why did Europeans seek new trade routes in the 1400s?
They wanted a route to Asia. The Silk Road was long, expensive, and dangerous.
Was the silk road inexpensive?
no it was expensive
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.
What were dangerous animals on the Silk Road?
horse
Was the Silk Road an inexpensive way to export products?
False, the silk road was a expensive way to export chinese products
What goods did Xian trade on the Silk Road?
The silk road was a route, so people only used it to carry the spices, silk, perfumes, and other things from China to Europe. It was a dangerous route that went through different countries and it was expensive for the merchant/shipper. These are the reasons a water route was sought.
Was the silk road was inexpensive way to export Chinese products?
False, the silk road was a expensive way to export chinese products
What areas on the silk road were most dangerous?
Taklimakan Desert
Describe the purpose of the silk road?
The Silk Road was a trade route from East Asia (such as China) to Europe. The purpose was that people in Europe would be able to get expensive, luxury goods from Asia, such as spices, silk, and ivory (from Asian elephants). However, it soon became obsolete after Vasco da Gama proved that it was possible to get to India and East Asia via ship by sailing south of Africa (before him, people believed it was too dangerous).
How did advances in sailing ships hurt the silk road?
The silk road was a long hard dangerous expensive trip. All were looking for a means to Asia without having to use the silk road were very happy to try to find an alternate route. The whole purpose was to make money and to bring goods to Europe that people wanted. It would be like we were still using wagon trains to deliver things to stores. None of us would regret using another means of delivery.
