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Asked by lol from Australia | Aug. 26, 2012 23:57

About:Silk Road

why do we call it the silk road

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Answered by Frank | Aug. 29, 2012 20:54

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Because silk comprised a large proportion of trade along this road, in 1877, it was named 'the Silk Road' by Ferdinand von Richthofen, an eminent German geographer.

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Answered by coolcat77 from Canada | Sep. 11, 2012 12:16

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it got its name from the merchant marco polo

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Answered by lindsey .e | Feb. 25, 2015 15:25

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it is called the silk road because they traded silk I know because I learned this in school :)

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