alleryThe expansion of which Chinese dynasty into Central Asia began the Silk Road network?
ATang
BHan
CMing
DQing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Han
1. The network began around 114 BCE when a Chinese dynasty reached into Central Asia.
2. That dynasty was the Han, whose envoys opened the routes.
3. The Tang, Ming and Qing came much later and did not start the network.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Lead section_
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