Critical to the Functioning of the Silk Road Were

question 47

Multiple Choice

Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were

• A)imperial guards from various kingdoms along the way for protection of merchants.
• B)pastoralists who provided animals, handlers, and protection along the road.
• C)water merchants in the central Asian desert.
• D)Steppe agriculturalists who sold food products to travelers.
• E)Ferengi merchants who initiated standardized currency rates.

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