Post on 27-Jan-2021
The Silk Road and Gold Roads
1. Based on the map above and what you know about African gold, could it make it along the Silk Road to Kaifeng or Canton?
2. Based on what you know about Africa’s physical geography, what major barrier was there to this trade?
3. Today, both routes are known as information highways. Why would that be?
4. Which routes were the most difficult – the Silk Road or the Gold Road? Defend.