)which of the following was not true about the silk road in ancient china? the silk road was not technically a road. the entire silk road was controlled by china. the silk road included routes over both land and sea. most travelers on the silk road traveled by camel.

Which answer best describes an advantage of shipping goods by canal? most towns would rather have canals than noisy railroads. goods could travel very fast downstream in the canal system. travelling by boat is a much more relaxing way to transport goods. heavy loads of goods could travel by boat more easily than if pulled by horses.