Question

what is meant by silk route? what was its importance?

Answer 1

The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally through regions of Eurasia connecting the East and West and stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea.
It is used in parachutes and also as blanket filling and nowadays, it is used as a material in surgical sutures and bicycle tires. Always regarded as an item of luxury and one of the most important commodities traded in the ancient world, silk was the tie that brought together Ancient China and the West.

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Answer 2

Silk route was a ancient network of trade routes that were for century central to cultural interaction originally through regions of europe and asia connecting the east and the west .