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What is the current name of the country where Aleppo was located?

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Syrian Arab Republic

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What was the main product produced or traded in Aleppo?

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Persian silks, Indian pepper, textiles and woven cloths, soaps and dyes, hides, wool, cotton, vegetables, fruit and nuts.

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What is the current name of the country where Isfahan was located?

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Iran

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What was the main product produced or traded in Isfahan?

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wholesale silks and fine textiles

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What is the current name of the country where Dunhuang was located?

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China

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What was the main product produced or traded in Dunhuang?

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silks of many varieties, cotton, wool, fur, tea, ceramics, medicine, fragrances, jade, camels, sheep, dye, dried fruits, tools, and embroidery.

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What is the current name of the country where Jeddah was located?

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Saudi Arabia

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What was the main product produced or traded in Jeddah?

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rice and spices, cottons and silks, perfumes and precious metals, and also became a highly desirable city in the eyes of powers wishing to control trade through the Red Sea.

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What is the current name of the country where Quanzhou was located?

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China

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What was the main product produced or traded in Quanzhou?

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spices, medicines

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What is the current name of the country where Nara
was located?

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Japan

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What was the main product produced or traded in Nara?

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Buddhist devotional objects, jewelry, masks, furniture, musical instruments, paintings, sculpture, brocade, embroidery, batik, stencil work, tie-dyed cloths, metalwork, glassware, pottery, maps, samples of calligraphy, and cloisonné objects.

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What is the current name of the country where Bursa was located?

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Türkiye

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What was the main product produced or traded in Bursa?

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supplies of Chinese silk

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What is the current name of the country where Samarkand was located?

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Uzbekistan

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What was the main product produced or traded in Samarkand?

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precious metals, spices and cloth

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Was the Silk Road a road, path, or a name given to any route that led across China to Rome?

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The Silk Road was a name given to any route that led across China to Rome. It was a 4000-mile trip. At one end was China. At the other end was Rome.

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What did Rome have that China wanted to trade for?

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gold and silver and precious gems

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What did China have that Rome wanted to trade for?

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silk, porcelain, spices and ivory.

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Why was the Silk Road dangerous for travelers?

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desolate white-hot sand dunes in the desert, forbidding mountains, brutal winds, and poisonous snakes.

21
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Was their 1 nice section of the Silk Road? If so what was it called?

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Yes. Gansu Corridor

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Why did traders have relays for the Silk Road?

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It would be a higher chance for them to survive the journey from china to rome.

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How many MAIN routes were there in the Silk Road

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3 MAIN ROUTES:
Northern Route – Westward to Black Sea
Central Route – Westward to Persia, Mediterranean Sea, Rome
Southern Route – Westward to Iran, India

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Where was the Northern Route in the Silk Road?

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Westward to Black Sea

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Where was the Central Route in the Silk Road?

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Westward to Persia, Mediterranean Sea, Rome

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Where was the Southern Route in the Silk Road?

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Westward to Iran, India

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The Great Wall were built along the northern side of the Gansu Corridor. Why?

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to try and prevent bandits from the north from harming the trade.

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Did the Silk Road developed a civilization of its own?

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Yes, through the centuries

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How did the Silk Road become safer to travel on the road through the centuries?

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the Silk Road became lined with huge temples and booming cities.

30
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How long was the Silk Road?

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4000 miles

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where did the Silk Road start and lead too?

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From China to Rome

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