He! so can ya'll me with this? and if you type something long, expect to be hurried.

although merchants were not socially valued during the han dynasty, what made them rich during this time?

a. daoism

b. the silk road

c. the mandate of heaven

d. filial piety

I'm going with B. as it connected basically all of the middle East, allowing not favored merchants to go trade in other parts of Asia.

Explanation:

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