The Silk Road, a collection of trade routes through central Asia, connects the East and the West. In addition to allowing the trade of silk and other goods, the routes played an important role in the spread of culture, religion, crops, and new inventions from paper making to military strategies and technologies.
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The Silk Road, a collection of trade routes through central Asia, connects the East and the West. In addition to allowing the trade of silk and other goods, the routes played an important role in the spread of culture, religion, crops, and new inventions from paper making to military strategies and technologies.
The Silk Road, a collection of trade routes through central Asia, connects the East and the West. In addition to allowing the trade of silk and other goods, the routes played an important role in the spread of culture, religion, crops, and new inventions from paper making to military strategies and technologies.