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?

Question

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Responses

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

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.

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

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

Answer 1

The most accurate response is:

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

While other factors such as piracy and the nature of goods being traded may also play a role, the geographic starting points and the established land routes were significant reasons why silk traders utilized land-based trade routes more frequently than sea routes.