How did the Silk Road work according to this map? A. The Silk Road allowed only certain people to travel on specific routes.
B. The Silk Road functioned only during certain months of the year.
C. The Silk Road functioned by connecting land trade routes with sea-based trade routes, and by connecting numerous groups of people and cultures that would otherwise be distant from one another.
D. In a trade network, religion functions as a secondary item of trade. Of course, traders wish to sell their physical goods, but the exchange of religious beliefs is often expressed too.​