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What Do You Mean By Silk Route?

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  • Silk Route is the name given to the ancient trade route which linked China, Central Asia and  Mediterranean via land.
  • It is 4,000 miles long
  • Its route begins from Sian in China, bypassing Takla Makan desert in Central Asia, crosses the  Pamir Knot, Afghanistan and reaches Levant.
  • It was named as silk route because silk was the main item of trade.

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Silk route in ancient time was the route thru which silk trade happened . since the chinese were the first to discover the process of silk making, they kept it a secret for nearly 4 centuries. china began to trade silk with other countries  thru this route so this route is known as silk route. Merchants travelled from this route to other countries to trade silk.

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The Silk Road or network of trade routes across the Asian continent connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, as well as North, East and Northeast Africa and Europe.

In recent years, both the maritime and overland Silk Routes are again being used, often closely following the ancient routes.

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