Question

What was the importance of silk road in ancient times

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Explanation:

The silk road or silk route derives its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade, a major reason for the connection of trade routes into an extensive transcontinental network. the Chinese took great interest in the safety of their trade products and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route. Though silk was certainly a major trade item in China, many other goods were also traded, and various technologies, religions and philosophies as well as bubonic plague also travelled along the silk route.