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What are some difficulties traders faced on the Silk Road?

There were many problems on the Silk Road. One of these problems was robbery. With traveling merchants moving constantly on the road, they were the perfect target for a bandit looking to make some easy money.


What was traded on the Silk Road besides silk?

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.


The Silk Road crossed many types of terrain what two deserts did the Silk Road cross?

The Taklamakan Desert which located in Mongol


How is the silk road like the internet?

The Silk Road was the ancient form of the information super highway and was an important link between the eastern and western cultures. People not only traded goods for economic benefit; they also traded knowledge, ideas and religions. Today, the Silk Road is a tourist destination and is being revived. There are many historical sites along the route that need to be preserved. The preservation of these sites can only be done with the collaboration of experts from around the world; preservation and tourism bring economic benefit. The similarities between ancient and modern are the need for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, people helping each other for economic benefit, and the promotion of ties between cultures, countries and people.


How many continents does the silk road go pass through?

The silk trading road can go anywhere from Asia to euro, or from Asia to India just depends on which route.

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What were the difficulties there were on the silk road?

There were many problems on the Silk Road. One of these problems was robbery. With traveling merchants moving constantly on the road, they were the perfect target for a bandit looking to make some easy money.


How did the silk roads affect people politically?

The silk road was used for political purposes by trading and traveling to different countries ending in Java. The road was also in political resources by animals that people killed to eat. So the silk road was used for many political purposes but one thing we will never know is the amazing story of why the chinese people decided to actually make a nature-made silk road as we know it today it has its own special story why and how!!


Who found the silk road?

No one person made the Silk Road, it was made by many people who wanted to trade goods all over Asia.


How many years did it take to built the Silk Road?

The silk road was built but actually naturally made by the people who traveled on it but it took about 2000 years


Is the silk road really made of silk?

Ahem No, it is not named after it's color as the road is mostly desert, which is peach color and silk is in many different colors, ahem, the person who answered last said this. It is called that because many people prized silk, and travled the road to get it. It started because of the desire for it. It was later named the Silk Road in 1867.


Why did people make silk road?

The silk road was created in order to make trade in that area easier and more frequent. The silk road caused many cities along its path to prosper it also helped the spread of technology.


What are some difficulties traders faced on the Silk Road?

There were many problems on the Silk Road. One of these problems was robbery. With traveling merchants moving constantly on the road, they were the perfect target for a bandit looking to make some easy money.


How many days does it take the travel the silk road?

Although the term the Silk Road implies a continuous journey, very few who traveled the route traversed it from end to end. The "Silk Road" is not a single road. Thus the querstion can not be answered as asked. If you were asking about a particular "silk road" then the question would have to be answered, By what method of transportation is one "traveling" along the "silk road"? If you are walking, obviously, that is slower than by bicycle, and if you are traveling the silk road by bicycle, that is slower than by motorbike. When last in China, we traveled the southern most route of the silk road through southern China, by many different contraptions including raggidy busses. That journey took us about a week to complete. But we did do sight seeing along the way. Extending over 8,000 km (5,000 miles). Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of the great civilizatins of China India, Egypt, Persia (or Irac) Arabia and Rome, and helped lay the foundations for our modern world.


Who traded across the silk road?

many people like Chinese and europians whoever needed to trade (also silk traders)


What started the Silk road?

people wanted to bater so they created a road where you could travel and barter al at once many say that the silk road is still going on it is in northen china and russia and Asia


Was the silk road one or many?

The Silk Road was a route not just one road. The route consisted of many countries and places with extreme and harsh climate.


How many silk roads are there?

There are 33 roads on the silk road.