Friday 12 January 2024

What was traded on the Silk Road (besides silk)

Though it's often thought of as a single trail, the Silk Road was actually a vast network of trade routes spanning multiple centuries and continents, connecting cultures as far as 6,000 miles away from each other.

The Most Popular Things Traded on the Silk Road

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T hough it's often thought of as a single trail, the Silk Road was actually a vast network of trade routes spanning multiple centuries and continents, connecting cultures as far as 6,000 miles away from each other.

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