alleryHow did most goods cross the full length of the Silk Road?
AThrough a chain of middlemen
BBy one merchant going end to end
CBy caravans of one single king
DBy rail lines built by traders
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Through a chain of middlemen
1. The road was long, decentralized and dangerous.
2. Few people travelled all of it, so goods passed through a succession of middlemen.
3. A single merchant or one king's caravans did not cover the whole route.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Lead section_
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