SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Silk Road and other ancient trade routes impact society as a whole?
A
The trade routes made the roads safer for people to travel across the country by foot.
B
The trade routes made it possible for all ancient societies to do well economically.
C
The trade routes made it harder for the countries far away from the trade routes to learn about those on the trade routes.
D
The trade routes made it easier to transfer cultural practices and religious ideas.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Silk Roads stretched across Eurasia, connecting East and West for centuries. At its height, the network of trade routes enabled merchants to travel from China to the Mediterranean Sea, carrying with them high-value commercial goods, the exchange of which encouraged urban growth and prosperity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The study of silk and the Silk Road is thus a model of globalization. It symbolized global economic and cultural networking based on mutual interaction and cooperation.

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