How did the spread of the Mongol Empire affect life along the Silk Road? Write a paragraph in which you summarize the effects of Mongol rule in Asia on Silk Road travel and trade. Be sure to discuss the importance of Marco Polo’s journeys and the exchange of technology and culture.

Recall that in one condition of the experiment conducted by stasser and titus (1985) about student council president candidates, all group members had access to the same information, and that in another condition, members had unique information that other group members didn't know. in the second (unshared information) condition, the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition. this occurred because groups seldom can agree on who is most expert. focus discussion on the information that all members know. often ignore dissenting opinions. avoid differences of opinion, given conformity pressures.