Silk traders used land-based trade routes more than sea routes primarily because sea routes were too dangerous to use for luxury goods. Silk was a highly valuable commodity, and traders preferred to minimize risks associated with piracy, storms, and other maritime dangers.
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)
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The Silk Road’s starting points were not along coastal areas.
The Silk Road’s starting points were not along coastal areas.
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.
Silk traders did not trust the sea captains because of pirates.
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