Answer: The correct answer is : C) Both grew wealthy through trade along the Silk Road
Explanation: The silk route was very important because in addition to being a commercial route, it transmitted ideas such as Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Technical knowledge was also extended, such as iron manufacturing, well drilling, powder and paper manufacturing and printing techniques. The three largest groups that traded along the silk route were: the Mediterranean, Central Asia and Western Asia.
The strategy of the Civil War for the Confederacy (the South) was to outlast the political will of the United States (the North) to continue the fighting the war by demonstrating that the war would be long and costly.
