SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The main items exchanged were ivory and tobacco
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Was used to improve the surface of the roads
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A single, paper currency was used to make transactions easier
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Ideas, religions, and diseases were exchanged as merchants interacted with each other
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Detailed explanation-1: -Religion and ideas spread along the Silk Road just as fluidly as goods. Towns along the route grew into multicultural cities. The exchange of information gave rise to new technologies and innovations that would change the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Silk Road, commonly known as the first global trade route in history, had a scope and importance far greater than the simple exchange of goods. Indeed, the myriad of interconnected routes served as a vehicle for the fruitful exchange of arts, religion, cultures, ideas and technology.
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.