Question

Use the map to answer the question.

Map of trade routes in Africa and Asia. Key shows silk routes (solid), sea routes (dashed), and symbols for spices, silk, cotton, porcelain.

Suppose you developed a map with trade routes similar to the map shown. Why did silk traders use land-based trade routes more than sea routes?

(1 point)
Responses

Silk cloth was too hard to produce and could not fill up a ship.
Silk cloth was too hard to produce and could not fill up a ship.

Sea routes were too dangerous to use for luxury goods.
Sea routes were too dangerous to use for luxury goods.

The Silk Road’s starting points were not along coastal areas.
The Silk Road’s starting points were not along coastal areas.

Silk traders did not trust the sea captains because of pirates.

Answer 1

The Silk Road’s starting points were not along coastal areas. Silk production and major trade centers were inland, so traders used overland caravan routes to reach markets.