The correct answer is B) Goods traveled to Rome along with a network of roads now known as the Silk Road and were shipped across the Mediterranean Sea.
The statement that correctly describes trade between Rome and the East is: Goods traveled to Rome alongwith a network of roads now known as the Silk Road and were shipped across the Mediterranean Sea.
The Roman Empire used to trade with its own currency. That’s how powerful it was. The products were carried over the Silk Road and shipped across the Mediterranean Sea because it was the center to take products in and away to other different ports. Trade was an important aspect for the Roman Empire not only with the Eastern nations but with North Africa.
The other options of the question were, a) Wealthy Romans wanted silks and spices from the East, c) Silk from Rome was one of the few goods that traveled along the Silk Road and d) The Silk Road contributed to the exchange of ideas between cultures.