WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Royal Road, which connected Susa (in present-day Iran) more than 1, 600 miles west to Sardis (near the Mediterranean Sea in modern Turkey), was established by the Persian ruler Darius I during the Achaemenid Empire-some 300 years before the opening of the Silk Road.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite repeatedly surviving many geopolitical changes and disruptions, the Silk Road abruptly lost its importance with the rise of the Ottoman Empire in 1453, which almost immediately severed trade between East and West.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. The term is used for both overland routes and those that are marine or limnic. The Silk Road involved three continents: Europe, Africa and Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mediterranean typically exported animal skins, precious metals, and exotic African animals for Asian zoos in return for spice and art. The Silk Road was probably the main trade route that goods were transported to and from the Mediterranean Sea.

Detailed explanation-5: -Alexandria has played a pivotal role in Mediterranean trade ever since the city was founded in c. 332 BC by Alexander (known as both ‘the Macedonian’ and ‘the Great’.)