WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify one way in which China benefited from the Silk Road
A
Cultural diffusion brought new goods and ideas to China
B
Conflicts started over who had the right to trade
C
China began trading with the Americas
D
China grew poor because other countries took advantage of them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Silk Road, also called Silk Route, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.

Detailed explanation-2: -They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas. Use these resources to explore this ancient trade route with your students.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The main people who profited from the Silk Road were the wealthy merchants who could afford to finance a trading expedition that would takes years and have an uncertain outcome.

Detailed explanation-4: -Developments were made in irrigation, crop-raising and breeding, building and handicrafts. Trade and commerce also flourished, and the Silk Routes became an increasingly important part of economic and cultural life, whilst coinage from this time serves as an indication of the political structure of the Kushan Empire.

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