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fredd [130]
3 years ago
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11. The Silk Road can best be described by which of the following?

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1 answer:
ludmilkaskok [199]3 years ago
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Answer:

C. a sea-based trade route connecting China, India, the middle east and Africa

Explanation:

The silk roads contained trade routes both on land and in water, but i would go with C.

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