HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Africa and Asia
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North and South America
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Europe and North America
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Soon after the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BCE, regular communications and trade between China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe blossomed on an unprecedented scale.
Detailed explanation-2: -Traders were able to bring products and food from North Africa, Asia, and Europe. Rome’s system of roads and bridges helped make it possible for the Romans to be an empire for many centuries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Road was a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea routes. The Silk Road earned its name from Chinese silk, a highly valued commodity that merchants transported along these trade networks.
Detailed explanation-4: -They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Silk and Spice Routes were the main arteries of contact between the various ancient empires of the Old World. Cities along these trade routes grew rich providing services to merchants and acting as international marketplaces.