Silk Road Flashcards by Samiya Shujaac | Brainscape

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The Definition of the silk road?

A

Networks of roads that connected china and europe.

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Types of travel cost of the silk road?

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High cost

- Slow land routes(time = money)

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Types of goods on the silk road

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Luxury items
To China: Horses, alfalfa, grapes, and spinach
To Europe: silk, spices, peaches

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Dangers of the silk road?

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Caravans paid money to pastoral nomads for safe passage (Nomads created stirrups to help them ride through battle)
Bandits

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