WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Aside from facilitating trade, the Mongol influence also improved the communication along the Silk Road by establishing a postal relay system. The Mongols culturally enhanced the Silk Road by allowing people of different religions to coexist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protected under the so-called Pax Mongolica, the Routes were particularly safe from raiders or aggressive tribes in this period, and great expeditions, such as the famous journey of Marco Polo in the late thirteenth century, became possible.

Detailed explanation-3: -In China, for example, the Mongols increased the amount of paper money in circulation and guaranteed the value of that paper money in precious metals. They also built many roads-though this was only partly to promote trade-these roads were mainly used to facilitate the Mongols’ rule over China.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Status of Merchants: Improved under Mongol Rule Under Mongol rule, merchants had a higher status than they had in traditional China. During their travels they could rest and secure supplies through a postal-station system that the Mongols had established.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mongol Empire, and Pax Mongolica, strengthened and re-established the Silk Road between 1207 and 1360 CE.

Detailed explanation-6: -Trade, science, and technology flourished under the Mongols because they were tolerant of different beliefs and encouraged trade between different cultures along the Silk Road, ensuring the safety of traders traveling along the trade routes.