How did the Silk Road impact relationships between Europe and China? Select all that apply. The journeys of Marco Polo along the Silk Road helped promote cultural exchanges. The Silk Road was a primary trade route of Chinese silk and spices between Europe and Asia. The Ottoman Empire used the Silk Road to travel and invade the Han Empire of China. The Han Empire used the Silk Road to travel and invade the Ottoman Empire in North Africa.

The Silk Road was a primary trade route of Chinese silk and spices between Europe and Asia.  

The journeys of Marco Polo along the Silk Road helped promote cultural exchanges.  

Explanation:

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe. ... Although it's been nearly 600 years since the Silk Road has been used for international trade, the routes had a lasting impact on commerce, culture and history that resonates even today.

the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

- "it was a failure that was an embarrassment for the kennedy administration."

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