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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.
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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.
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
What invention first declined the silk road?
The invention of ships and a silk road by sea declined the Silk Road.
Why was zhang qian known as the father of the silk road?
because he is the father of the silk road. just kidding. because zhang qian discovered the silk road so every body calls him father of the silk road
What kind of people traded on the silk road?
The merchants traded silk on the silk road
What was the primary trade route along which Buddhism spread?
The Silk RoadThe Silk Road -Apex Ninja
What the silk road?
the silk road is a trading route in china
