Question

What was the common trade route for the Chinese to trade with the Roman Empire during ancient age?
A)Via Maris
B)Silk road
C)Appian Way
D)Middle passage

Answer 1

Hint: China traded in various goods like dishware, jewellery, cast-iron products, etc. The foremost valuable good traded by China was silk within the ancient age.

Complete answer: Let us look at the options:
Option A: Via Maris was a trade route which connected Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia along the Mediterranean coast of modern-day Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
Option B: To enhance economic and trade relations of China, the Hans Dynasty established the Silk Road trade route which connected various regions of the traditional world in commerce. Various products like silk, tea, spices, ivory, rice, paper, gunpowder, etc were traded from East to West. Reciprocally horses, camels, gold and silver, glassware, etc. were traded back. Silk Road trade led to a big development within the civilisation of not only China but, countries like Japan, Indian subcontinent, Korea and Iran. There are several developments that happened with the establishment of the Silk Road.
- encouraged political and economic relations among these countries.
- exchange of cultural, religious and philosophical ideologies
Option C: The Appian Way was a strategically important road which connected Rome to Brindisi in Italy.
Option D: Middle passage was a triangular trade between Europe, Africa and therefore the New World mostly significant for the Atlantic slave traffic.
Thus, option (B) is the correct answer.

Note: In 2014, UNESCO designated Chang'an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Road as a World Heritage Site. It is important to note that the present-day Silk Road where China has initiated its Belt and Road Initiative is one of the major bones of contention between China and India.