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Can You Master the Silk Road?

The Great Silk Road is covered with the ancient dust of many Eastern crossroads, the routes of merchants and robbers, conquerors and monks, adventurers and explorers, paths of money, faith, knowledge, and disease. So, how much do you know about this fascinating chapter in world history? Take this quiz and see if you can navigate the twists and turns of this thoroughfare through history!

22.05.2024
Jean-Leon Gerome. Crossing the Desert/Wikimedia Commons

Jean-Leon Gerome. Crossing the Desert/Wikimedia Commons

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After visiting the Fergana Valley, General Zhang Qian, who played a key role in establishing the Silk Road, suggested to Emperor Wudi that a trade route be opened to exchange silk for:

Jade
Wine
Horses
Girls

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