HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Certain resources were not available in all areas.
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The trails were used for communication between groups.
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People wanted to take land and to keep control of that land.
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Travelers enjoyed exploring nearby lands after trading for spices.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Moving trade goods along the ancient Silk Roads was made difficult by the fierce climatic and geographical conditions of desert and mountain regions along vast distances.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speed of the sea transportation, the possibility to carry more goods, relative cheapness of transportation resulted in the decline of the Silk Road in the end of the 15th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. Silk. Chinese silk was sold to Central Asia, Iran, Arabia, and the Roman Empire (Europe) along the Silk Road. Silk was the favorite product along the Silk Road.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe.
Detailed explanation-5: -It is hard to overstate the importance of the Silk Road on history. Religion and ideas spread along the Silk Road just as fluidly as goods. Towns along the route grew into multicultural cities. The exchange of information gave rise to new technologies and innovations that would change the world.