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

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

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

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

Answer 1

The most accurate response would be:

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

While there were risks associated with sea trade, the geographical locations of trade routes and the demand for overland transport of goods like silk played significant roles in the preference for land-based routes. The Silk Road facilitated trade across regions that were not directly accessible by sea.