It was a path to get silk. It was just for trading. So it was a road to get silk.
The Silk Road got it's name from the high quality silk that was traded from China during that time period. High quality silk had a very high demand at that time, hence the Silk Road's name.
silk road: laugh or die HAHAHAHA ///// its a good name
The Silk Road was named by the Han Dynasty.
the silk road is a road that traders traded on. they traded items such as tea, porcelain, fabrics, and silk. that is how it got it's name.
it is rail road!.................... mostly in some countries it is called as silk route
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no, the silk road was NOT covered with silk The "Silk Road" was the "road" which silk traveled from Asia to Europe.
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.
The silk road was a trade route to China allowing the Europeans to trade for silk thus giving it the name of the Silk road
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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.