Question

What is the importance of silk routes?

Answer 1

Hi,

• 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.