The Silk Road is most associated with the exchange of goods, ideas, and culture between the East and West, particularly during the height of its use from the 2nd century BCE to the 14th century CE. It facilitated trade between civilizations such as the Roman Empire, Persia, India, and China, with silk being one of the most valuable commodities traded. Key figures such as Marco Polo are often linked to the Silk Road due to their travels and documentation of the regions and cultures encountered along the trade routes.
The item most traded on the silk road was gold and silk.
The Silk Road's northern most paths would be the summer path.
The eastern silk road is mostly desert and the western silk road is mostly mountains
Taklimakan Desert
the silk road is approximately 6,437 kilometers and 4,000 miles
The item most traded on the silk road was gold and silk.
no, the silk road was NOT covered with silk The "Silk Road" was the "road" which silk traveled from Asia to Europe.
The Silk Road's northern most paths would be the summer path.
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.
The eastern silk road is mostly desert and the western silk road is mostly mountains
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.
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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.
No, it was actually silk.
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Taklimakan Desert
Because one of the most valuable commodities traded along the Silk Road was Chinese silk.