what were disadvantages of the silk road?

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Sally · Answer

Maybe it caused some economy turmoils in some areas.

Larry Sherk · Answer

The only practical route from China to the West was the Silk Road.  Disadvantage compared to what?  If the Silk Road weren't there, the silk would have stayed in china and people would not have been exposed to new cultures.

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