SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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An Open Air Markets
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An Oasis
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A place of rest
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A Mosque
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Detailed explanation-1: -The inland routes of the Silk Roads were dotted with caravanserais, large guest houses or hostels designed to welcome travelling merchants and their caravans as they made their way along these trade routes.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the heyday of overland travel, thousands of resting places popped up along what we now call the Silk Road. They were called caravanserais in Iran and Central Asia, sarays in India and han, khan or kervansarai in Turkey and the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Road served not only as route for exporting goods such as silk, spices, precious metals, minerals handicrafts, architecture and paintings but also transmitted cultural exchange including theatric performance, dance and music art. The Great Silk Road played moreover a major role in dissemination of religions.