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Q: Which is the main reason that goods transported over the Silk Road were so expensive?
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The cost of transport in ancient times was so great that only expensive ones were taken, the rest by sea.


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They were expensive to bring back. The overland Silk Road was dangerous and long. It took moths to travel. Many times the travelers were robbed or ships were lost in storms. The cost of the goods was added to the price when they were sold.