Question

The Silk Road involved important trading empires such as the Byzantine, Ottoman, Chinese, and Mughal Empires. Choose any two of these empires and describe how they were involved with the Silk Road.

Answer 1

The Chinese were the origins of the Silk Road providing many exports to the rest of the world: The Chinese exported porcelain, tea, silk, and other items.

The Ottomans were the trading post for Silk Road goods into Europe: European traders would come to the Ottoman Empire to trade their goods for goods from all along the Silk Road.