Merchants who traded silk faced several barriers, including geographic obstacles like treacherous mountain ranges and vast deserts, which made transportation difficult and dangerous. They also encountered political challenges, such as varying regulations and taxes imposed by different kingdoms and empires along the trade routes. Additionally, cultural differences and language barriers could complicate negotiations and trade agreements with local populations. Lastly, the high demand for silk necessitated protection from banditry and theft, requiring merchants to be vigilant throughout their journeys.
The Silk Road was used to trade in Ancient China
The various items that were traded on Ancient China's Silk Road were high priced goods such as silk, spices, tea, and porcelain. Expensive goods were only taken because merchants had to pay taxes to many kingdoms as they moved the goods East and West.
The Silk Road trade resembles a chain because one merchant would buy a product off another and travel more down the Silk Road, let's say if all of the cheap silk is on the West part of Asia, a merchant would buy it and walk down the road and sell it for more then he bought it, the reason it's a chain is because merchants do it back and forth, the further they go, the more money it costs.
The Silk Road was used to traded gold, fur, animals, diamond, mirrors, food, shoes, clothes, food and many more. The Silk Road is located in Central Asia.
Traders in the far east used the Silk Road to transport their goods.The Silk Road bought Chinese goods and then sold them to traders on the way to Rome.
They carried only high-priced goods such as silk, spices, tea, and porcelain. Merchants had to cross deserts and mountains, and had to pay heavy taxes to other kingdoms as they crossed, this was another barrier. For this reason, they had to carry the items listed above me.
They carried only high-priced goods such as silk, spices, tea, and porcelain. Merchants had to cross deserts and mountains, and had to pay heavy taxes to other kingdoms as they crossed, this was another barrier. For this reason, they had to carry the items listed above me.
The merchants
Arab merchants used the Silk Road to bring Chinese goods to European buyers in the Middle East.
Yes, mountains can and often are used as barriers. Mountains can be very tough to cross, making them excellent barriers against attacks.
a silk worm
silk silk and silk
the Shang used the silk road to trade through to constantinople.
the silk road was used for silk trade and other civilzations were used for transportation
The Silk Roads? Yes, in the later empire the Romans had contact with merchants who used the silk road. However they promoted trade at other times by granting a type of limited citizenship to resident foreigners who had the right to trade. They also established colonies empire wide for commercial purposes.
the silk weaver . and she from ancient china
silk is used for many things <-- dummy i need specifics!