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Silk was used as a form of currency. Much of its value was that it was not produced outside of China. Chinese emperors closely guarded the secrets of silk-making.

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1.) Paper was actually one of the most important things to be traded on the Silk Road. It became the most used writing material in Eurasia and had a much bigger effect on history than silk did.

2.) The Silk Road wasn’t actually called that during the time it was used. Each section of the route had a different name that coincided with each city that was close by

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On the silk road, paper became more geopolitically important that silk.

mongol raiders constantly forced the traders to be heavily defended.

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1. China invented gunpowder and they invented silk which were in big demand since nobody else knew how to make silk.
2. Trade routes like the silk road, spread religion and ideas. The network known as the silk road was a big part in the development of countries.

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Many traders didn’t go the whole silk road, they would start in a city and travel to the next closest one and give the traded goods to another trader to travel to the next city with. They did this because the silk road was long and dangerous, plus it passed through many civilizations.

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I made the trade route map for the silk road

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1. The Silk Road was 4,000 miles long and it was really a route more than a road.

2. Long ago, the Silk Road wasn't actually called the Silk Road, each section was called something different because of what city it was nearest.

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Many traders didn’t even travel the entire route. They would often head from one city to the next closest one and then pass off their goods to someone else. It went on like this until the goods reached their destination in Europe. The Great Wall of China was actually lengthened during the Han Dynasty in order to protect the Silk Road.

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the silk road was a relay system because it would have been too strenuous to travel just one person

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1. When people use the silk road there were militaries to protect them, so when travelers took the road it was unsafe
2. There was a lot of religious diversity on the silk road, and has 28 languages spoken

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1. Even though it seemed quite easy to trade along the silk road but it actually was quite dangerous because they faces so many bad things.

2. The silk road passed through the outer edges of China.

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So far, scholars have identified 28 languages spoken in the Taklamakan Desert region alone. This stood out to because it shows the silk road spread more than just goods it spread language and ideas and even religions.The phrase “Silk Road” is misleading. This stood out to me because it shows that they had more than just silk on the silk road. They had other good ideas.

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Not only did goods get traded on the silk road but also things like knowledge, language,

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the silk road was an ancient trade route and cultural transmission route that were central to cultural

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you see this is because the Han dynasty conquered all of china and had all of that end of the silk road.

also during the han dynasty they invented paper witch was a huge thing also traded on the silk road.

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(1) The Silk Road wasn’t a single road, it was a network of routes. It was also used by merchants, pilgrims, migrants and soldiers. This shows how important the route was for everyone in all the areas, it was more than just a route to trade silk.(2) An amazing diversity of goods changed hands along the Silk Road–silk, spices, chemicals, leather, metals, glass, gems, and paper are just a few examples.

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It was a major conduit for trade between the Roman Empire and China

lots of people traveled on the silk road

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1. the silk road isn't made from silk at all

2. there was more than just silk sold on the silk road

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The silk road traded languages and cultures, not just goods like grain, silk, gold, etc.
The silk road's most important thing traded was Ideas

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The Great Wall of China was actually lengthened during the Han Dynasty in order to protect the Silk Road. its cool that the wall of china helped protect it
.The name “Silk Road” derives from the popularity of Chinese silk among tradesmen in the Roman Empire and elsewhere in Europe because you back know the name and where it comes from

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(1) Most people  if not all civilizations  went with their armies to trade materials just in case a rival civilizations  are going the same  route and if they would need to fight them.

(2) The Silk Road isn’t actually a road. It was more like a route that was pretty involved. The route actually consisted of sea and road, and it often changed when there was bad weather, natural disasters, bandits, or raids.

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People would travel along the long silk road just to get silk and other popular or needed items for their empire

Also remarkable is the variety of Silk Road languages meaning people would most likely decide to travel a longer way down the road to trade because they know that it's likely they can communicate with the other trader.

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I drew all the stuff traded on the silk road 

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I drew all the stuff traded on the silk road 

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I drew all the stuff trades on the silk road 

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1) Not just good were trade languages were learned and religions were preached its cool that one thing got to be so many others
2)Emperor Justinian sent two monks on a mission to Asia, and they came back to Byzantium with silkworm eggs hidden inside their bamboo walking sticks.

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(1) despite how it seems, trading on the silk road, (or, route) was more dangerous than believed. merchants faced mountains, brutal wind, deserts, bandits, and much more. considering (2) the route was over 4,000 miles long. it was that much more dangerous.

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