HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Network of trade routes connecting Europe to Africa
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The grand road leading to the Chinese Emperor’s palace
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Network of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The silk road was a network of paths connecting civilizations in the East and West that was well traveled for approximately 1, 400 years. Merchants on the silk road transported goods and traded at bazaars or caravanserai along the way.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Silk Road” is a network of ancient overland trade routes that extended across the Asian continent and connected China to the Mediterranean Sea. For centuries, the “Silk Road” also enabled the transmission of knowledge and ideas between the Eastern and Western worlds.