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How far did the Silk Road trade routes extend?

from China to India
from Africa to India
from Egypt to Persia
from Europe to China

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D) "from Europe to China"

Step-by-step explanation:

The Silk Road trade routes extended from China to Europe, and included many countries in between. The routes were not just a single path, but a network of overland and maritime routes that connected China, India, Persia (present-day Iran), Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

  • That being said, the Silk Road trade routes did have branches that extended to India, Africa, and Persia, so it is not entirely inaccurate to say that they also extended from China to India, from Africa to India, and from Egypt to Persia. However, the primary route and purpose of the Silk Road was to connect China and Europe.
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