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To trade silk, gold, ivory, etc. it extended from the Mediterranean Sea.
From a vast amount of Chinese silk carried along it.

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Silk was one of the main articles traded along that road. Other items were spices and drugs such as hashish and opium.

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they call it the silk road because they sold silk as light as air that will protect you from the sun and help you travel across the desert.

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The silk road was not named after a person it was named after the main item traded on the route. which was silk.

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Why was the silk road called road if there was no actual road?

The Silk Road was a route not a road and it wasn't made of Silk either. You can always call it the Silk Route.


Was the silk road covered with silk?

no, the silk road was NOT covered with silk The "Silk Road" was the "road" which silk traveled from Asia to Europe.


Was the silk road smooth?

No the Silk Road was not smooth. The Silk road was actually a road that was used for trading. The main item traded along the Silk Road was silk that is why it is called the silk road.


What is the difference between the eastern silk road and the western silk road?

The eastern silk road is mostly desert and the western silk road is mostly mountains


Was the Silk Road one continuous road or a series of routes?

The Silk Road was a series of routes that came off of the main Silk Road. The Silk Road consisted of the main Silk Road, minor routes and sea routes which were used later in the Silk Road's history, when the Silk Road became dangerous.


What did Paris use the silk road for?

Paris was not part of the silk road the last stop in the Silk Road was Rome.


What invention first declined the silk road?

The invention of ships and a silk road by sea declined the Silk Road.


How wide is the silk road?

the silk road is approximately 6,437 kilometers and 4,000 miles


Why was zhang qian known as the father of the silk road?

because he is the father of the silk road. just kidding. because zhang qian discovered the silk road so every body calls him father of the silk road


What kind of people traded on the silk road?

The merchants traded silk on the silk road


What was the primary trade route along which Buddhism spread?

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the silk road is a trading route in china