USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two characteristics best describe the Silk Road?
A
included Europe, Asia, and Africa
B
included Europe, Africa, and Americas
C
traded silk, spices, and tea
D
exchange of plants, animals, and diseases
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, the main defining features of the Silk Road are not man-made at all. They are best seen from the air-converging valleys, desert oases, and river chasms among towering mountain peaks. Although a physical road doesn’t exist, it is still a subject ripe for examination and study.

Detailed explanation-2: -i The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between Distance parts of the world. ii They were spread over land and sea knitting together vast regions of Asia and linking with Europe and Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Curative herbs, ideas of astronomy, and even religion also moved along the Silk Road network. Arabs traveled to India and China, Chinese to Central Asia, India, and Iran. Buddhism itself was carried along these roads from India through Central Asia to Tibet, China, and Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although the spice routes truly flourished across the oceans, the overland route of the Silk Road still saw plenty of spices pass through. Clove, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, frankincense, black pepper, cinnamon, and saffron all made their way west.

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