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Mountains, Big animals, deserts.
Scorpions sting not deadly but should be treated immediately.
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.
Silk, Gold, Animals etc. You get the picture.
Taklimakan Desert
I don't think you understand the concept of the Silk Road. It was a route to get to Europe. This wasn't a shopping mall. It was long and dangerous.
The Silk Road was used to traded gold, fur, animals, diamond, mirrors, food, shoes, clothes, food and many more. The Silk Road is located in Central Asia.
Some of the animals used for silk transportation along the Silk Road were donkeys, horses, and camels.
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.
Everything! The desert, bandits, animals, mountains!
The answer is bandits and their pets because pets are ugly. :) ;p
They wanted to find a sea route to Asia, since the Silk Road was becoming very dangerous.