The Silk Road
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The Silk Road was a network of more tiny trade routes that go on for miles. It went all the way to many places in China. China had traded silk and jade for glass and spices from the Romans. The Chinese also learned ideas from Rome. Zhang Qian, known as the father of the Silk Road, had found cultures in other places in China. In the Silk Road, there were two major sections of the route. Those routes were the Eastern and Western Silk Road. The Eastern had many ways of danger such as bandits and mirages. The Eastern Silk Road encountered trades for other things in Asia. The Western had other types of dangers such as mountain passes and lack of air. The Western had traders trade silk for items in Rome.
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