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to make more money and have routes to get to other places

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Approximately from the year 200 before Christ until the year 1400 after Christ "someway" it really existed!

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The Silk Road was used in the Han Dynasty

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Early 12th century.

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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.


What was the impotance of the silk road to other civilzations?

the silk road was used for silk trade and other civilzations were used for transportation


Did the Shang Dynasty used the silk road to trade silk?

the Shang used the silk road to trade through to constantinople.


How many years was the silk road used for?

The Silk Road has been used for about 1700 years.


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.


How was the silk road useful?

The Silk Road was used to trade in Ancient China


What is the overland trade route to the east used in middle ages?

the silk road


Is the silk road still used?

The Silk Road is still traveled but not used for trading. It is difficult to travel it because of the deserts


Who used the silk road?

The merchants


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.


What is the name of the trade route that connected Asia with the Mediterranean basin?

The ancient Chinese road to the Mediterranean is called The Silk Road. It was used to bring silk from China to the Mediterranean, but almost nobody traveled the entire route. Several only did, for example Marco Polo.


What language did they speak along the Silk Road?

The mediating language of the silk road was Sogdian, used mainly by merchants.