what did merchants who traded on the silk road need and want?

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what did merchants who traded on the silk road need and want?

2006-12-21 13:07:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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There was no one "silk road". It was travelled for centuries, from the Parthians omn 53 B.C., Greeks, Romans, and finally, Italian Marco Polo in 1271 started his travels at 17 yrs of age. A romance writer heard his tales while he was in prison and began writing about them. Not only the silk trade, but gold, other precious metals and stones, ivory, glass, furs, ceramice, jade, bronz, lacquer and iron were traded.

2006-12-21 13:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Spices, precious metals and silk

2006-12-21 17:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by Speed racer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

spices, silk, tea from China

2006-12-22 06:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋