Using Map (In the Textbook) 9

question 32

Essay

Using Map (in the textbook) 9.1,what explanation can be offered for the exclusion of Tibet from the general trade ventures of both the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade routes? Why were the northern routes not included in the Silk Road?

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