A Brief Overview!
The Silk road allowed people from Eastern China to trade with people in the Roman Empire. The most important item traded along the silk road was you guessed it... SILK! Not only goods were traded along the silk road, religions were also traded along the road as well. Although times were great trading along this wonderful road. Everything must come to an end. The Roman empire fell due to disease and internal decay, while the Han Dynasty fell due to disease and political turmoil.
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