WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long (in miles) was the entire Silk Road?
A
300 miles
B
1, 000 miles
C
4, 000 miles
D
10, 000 miles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Silk Road extended approximately 6, 437 kilometers (4, 000 miles) across some of the world’s most formidable landscapes, including the Gobi Desert and the Pamir Mountains. With no one government to provide upkeep, the roads were typically in poor condition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Silk Road provided goods and services to over 100, 000 buyers. Over the two-and-a-half years in which the website is in operation, it generated $183 million in sales and $13 million in commissions, based on the value of bitcoin at the time of transactions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Route was a series of ancient trade networks that connected China and the Far East with countries in Europe and the Middle East. The route included a group of trading posts and markets that were used to help in the storage, transport, and exchange of goods. It was also known as the Silk Road.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Silk route or silk road refers to a network of ancient trade routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. The silk route was majorly used to transport Chinese silk to Europe through Central Asia. Marco Polo witnessed the grandeur of Chinese civilisation travelled through the Silk route. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-5: -A network of mostly land but also sea trading routes, the Silk Road stretched from China to Korea and Japan in the east, and connected China through Central Asia to India in the south and to Turkey and Italy in the west. The Silk Road system has existed for over 2, 000 years, with specific routes changing over time.

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