Question

trade and cultural exchange always went any hand

Answer 1

Trade enabled the people from different parts of the world to mingle with each other. This resulted in the mixing of ideas and often the development of a new stream of thought. For example using the path of the Silk Route early Christian missionaries  travelled  to Asia, as did early Muslim preachers a few centuries later. We also are aware that , Buddhism emerged from eastern India and spread in several directions through intersecting points on the silk routes.

Answer 2

(i) The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern

trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world.

(ii) The silk route was used by the Chinese traders to

export silk to other countries.

(iii) These routes were used by traders to trade goods and

exchange culture from one country to another.

(iv) Early Christian missionaries almost certainly travelled

through this route to Asia, likewise the early Muslim preachers did few

centuries later.

(v) These routes were also used to spread religions.

Buddhism emerged from Eastern India and spread in several directions through

interesting points on the silk routes.