ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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Question
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By horse or camel
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By boat
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By people carrying them
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By large wagons
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adapted to the harsh desert conditions of Central Asia and the Middle East, camels made ideal pack animals for travel along the Silk Road. These hardy creatures thrived on tough desert plants. They could carry more weight than horses or donkeys–as much as 300 pounds (136 kilograms)–and needed less water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Camels could withstand the harsh desert conditions through central Asia and were also able to carry up to 500 pounds at a time! Pack animals-especially camels-made the transportation of goods over land on the Silk Road viable.
Detailed explanation-3: -Horses were crucial to daily life along the Silk Roads, particularly for nomadic pastoralists living in the unique environment of the Central Asian Steppe, but also in the neighbouring sedentary societies that relied on horses for travel, trade, and farming etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rail travel tends to be the most popular form of transport on the Silk Route. This is due to two main factors, convenience (trains cover a good expanse of the Silk Route) and relatively inexpensive.
Detailed explanation-5: -Camels are also extremely strong. They can carry very heavy loads, up to 900 pounds. This made them invaluable to the traders of the Silk Road. In large caravans, 100 to 1000 camels were used as pack animals to transport a variety of trade items.