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The Silk Road was “discovered” by __________.

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Answer:

I believe it was Zhang Qian

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During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu sent imperial envoy Zhang Qian to make contact with cultures in Central Asia in 138 B.C.

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Ferdinand von Richthofen

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