WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which regions were connected by the Silk Roads?
A
East Asia and the Mediterranean basin
B
Western Europe and East Africa
C
East Africa and Southeast Asia
D
Northern Europe and the Mediterranean basin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Silk Road is neither an actual road nor a single route. The term instead refers to a network of routes used by traders for more than 1, 500 years, from when the Han dynasty of China opened trade in 130 B.C.E. until 1453 C.E., when the Ottoman Empire closed off trade with the West.

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