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The conditions were very harsh due to the sandstorms, hard mountain passes, blizzards, poisonous snakes, and worst of all, bandits. The bandits would ride out and steal all of your provisions, leaving you to die out in the desert. Water routes also contained many dangers, such as pirates, storms and no food or water between ports.
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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.
How is the silk road like the roads today?
its NOT
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 was Rome like during the silk road?
Old.
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 are the silk road conditions like?
the silk road was very safe
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.
How is the silk road like the roads today?
its NOT
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.
What was Rome like during the silk road?
Old.
Why was silk road built?
The 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.
What invention first declined the silk road?
The invention of ships and a silk road by sea declined the Silk Road.
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.
How wide is the silk road?
the silk road is approximately 6,437 kilometers and 4,000 miles
