The correct answer is:
A. It brought new ideas such as Buddhism into China.
E. It increased the prosperity of Han merchants.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Silk Road connected East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, East Africa and Southern Europe creating a network of trade routes. It was developed by the Han Dynasty in 130 B.C and remained opened until the Ottoman Empire closed it.
The Silk Road impulsed commerce, and allowed trade between different empires and since Chinese goods became very popular throughout the world, it increased prosperity of Han merchants. The Silk Road also opened the path to different culture, beliefs, arts and ideas to spread through the world, an example of this is the arrival of Buddhism to China from India.