silk road trade
what countries where invlolved
China, India, Iran, the roman empire, various other central Asian countries, Europe, Africa
what where the three main goods traded on the silk road trade?
Silk, Spices, Porcelain, Tea, Precious metals, Paper, Gunpowder.
was the silk road trade route land and sea
yes, the maritime routes where an essential component, with ships travelling through the Indian ocean and Mediterranean sea.
what did china export
silk, tea, paper, and porcelain
what was the name of a key figure that is the name of a popular children's game?
Marco Polo
did many merchants make the full 4,000 mile journey?
no, not many travelled the full 4,000 miles, rather having there goods pssed through a series of 'middle men'
what where some of the skills and services traded along the Silk road Route
religions (Buddhism) technologies (paper making, printing, and gun powder)
what was the most common mode of travel alone the silk road
camels, and groups of camels called caravans
how long ago was the silk road trade route?
it was over 1500 years ago
what did Britian Illigaly export into china?
Opium, this drug made the Chinese's addicted and lowered the cost of importing and exporting good as the cared less and less about the trade and more about the drug