Question

characteristics of silk routes

Answer 1

1) historians have identified several silk routes over land and by sea.
2) knitting together vast regions of Asia , and linking Asia with Europe and North Africa.
3) textiles and spices from India and southeast Asia. in return , precious metals like gold & silver flowed from Europe to Asia.

Answer 2

1. These are the good examples of vibrant pre-modern trade and various types of cultural links bewteen different parts of the world.

2. They are existing before Christian Era about till 15th century.

3. They were spread over land and sea, connecting different regions of Asia, Europe and Africa.