HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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able to bring Europe, the Middle East and China together
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helped keep China isolated from the world
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was the world’s first ‘world wide web’
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allowed for Chinese culture to reach other parts of the world
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Silk Road (Chinese: ) was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6, 400 kilometers (4, 000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Silk Road help China overcome its geographic isolation? It provided better trade routes north of China. It helped connect China to countries to the west. It encouraged contact with countries to the south.