Along the silk routes, what flowed from Europe to Asia in return for silk, pottery and spices?
AGlass and paper
BGold and silver
CWool and wine
DHorses and iron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Gold and silver
1. Chinese silk went west along the routes.
2. Gold and silver came back east.
3. Missionaries and preachers travelled the same way.
_Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 3, The Making of a Global World._
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