The answer is A) conservatism
Mongolia gained control of the route in 1275 and kept it that way until it closed.
War elephants<span> played a critical role in several key battles in antiquity, but their use declined in the Middle Ages. With the spread of firearms in the early </span>modern period<span>, military </span>elephants<span> were restricted to non-combat engineering and labour roles, and some ceremonial uses.</span>
1 = 1 c 10:13
2 = quoted by satan
3= quoted in Mathew 4:4
4= Deuteronomy 6:16
5= Deuteronomy 6:13