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Have you ever heard of the Silk Road. The Silk road is a group of various trade routes taken that connect China and Rome. These routes started in 220 BC with the Han Dynasty to join different regions together for trade. The Silk Road is about 4,000 miles long and could take a trader close to two years to make a round trip therefore, most traders did not travel the entire route. Because of the amount of time it would take to travel the silk road traders would take only their most valuable products. The Chinese exported many different products such as teas, porcelain, and their most known product Silk. While Rome exported cotton, wool, and silver. The Silk Road then ended in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople.
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