The silk road gave people new places to explore and new things to trade. The silk road boosted trade.
100......................
If you are talking about the colonists, one right that was taken away from them was representation in Government.
My guess would be b but im not to sure hope this helped
Gradually, Ghana grew<span> very rich, due in large part to the trans- Saharan trade. The</span>ghana<span> required traders to give him a percentage of the products they were trading. ... As </span>Ghana grew<span> richer, the kingdom expanded </span>into an empire<span>, requiring neighboring groups of people to pay tribute</span>