How Did Traders Overcome the Challenge of the Desert
To prepare for a trip camels would be fattened up for the journey across the desert. Why was silk the perfect trading good. Ancient China Silk Road Worksheet Think Sheet Tci Ch 24 Think Sheet Silk Road Ancient China Enter the incense route a path spanning more than 1200 miles and used by traders to carry frankincense and myrrh from Yemen and Oman through the Negev desert to the Mediterranean port in Gaza. . Silk was the perfect trading good because at first only the Chinese knew how to make it. From the Arabian Peninsula we look at an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. It was light and valuable. Along the way several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syri. B Traveling long distances for many months usually upto three months. Muslim traders spread Islam throughout Western Africa. But dying was considered a good thing as their belief in the after life was important. A There was Communication...