A map titled Silk Road, circa 1st Century C E. A key shows Land routes with a purple line and Sea routes with a green line. Purple lines travel east to west through China, India, Persia, Egypt, Somalia, Greece, and parts of Europe. Green lines travel through the Pacific Ocean, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, along the coasts of China, India, Persia, Arabia, Somalia. Use the map to identify the Silk Road and other trade routes. Then use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

The main route of the Silk Road passed through
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was the closest country west of China.

connected Africa and Asia through the Silk Road.