According to Ma Twan-Lin, what guided Silk Road travelers through the Taklimakan Desert? What caused many travelers to get lost there
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Explanation:
From 202 BCE to 220 CE, the Han dynasty ruled over China. The Han were especially eager to trade silk for magnificent horses from Ferghana in Central Asia. To protect this trade, the Han cracked down on bandits who preyed on Silk Road travelers.
The caravans guided Silk Road Travellers through the taklimakan desert. Some facts regarding this are mentioned below:
- At the silk roads heart there is mountain and land of dessert named Xinjiang that was crisscrossed thousands of years ago by the caravans.
- From China other materials such as gold, glass and precious stones were travelled along with silk by the traders from the silk road.
- As these items were very luxurious which became one of the reasons of dangers that traders face and get lost in the desserts as these items along with travelers got stolen from their.