What is the silk road
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What is the Silk Road. The Silk Road is a network of trade routes organized from the silk business. It takes on a lot of importance since the S I BC. It spans the entire Asian continent. That is, it is a network of trade roads linking eastern China with Europe and North Africa. Namely, they connect China with Mongolia passing through India, Persia, Arabia, Turkey reaching Europe and North Africa. Some of the most important cities of this commercial route we could say are: Karakorum, Susa, Samarkand, Antioch, Alexandria and finally Constantinople on the European continent. In fact, the route must his name to the most prestigious merchandise (of the time), that is, silk. Although not only did silk flow along this route, there were a multitude of products such as precious metals, woolen or linen fabrics, amber, ivory, spices...
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