alleryThe Silk Road got its name mainly from the trade in which product?
ASilk textiles
BCotton cloth
CWoollen carpets
DLinen sheets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Silk textiles
1. The network was named after its most lucrative trade good.
2. That good was silk textiles, first produced in China.
3. Cotton, wool and linen were not the trade that gave the route its name.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Name and contested significance_
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