it was a route that was used to carry information and goods from rome to china. if not for the silk road, many resources wouldn't be available for us as fast as they are now
Silk Road, also called Silk Route, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.
