Discussion:
For centuries, the "Silk Road" was a network of trade routes ( both terrestrial and maritime routes) which facilitated cultural interactions, connecting Asia with Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. How did the "Silk Road" ma k e the Afro - Eurasia world a more interconnected place in late antiquity and in the Middle Ages ? How did t he Silk Road shape major historical events (such as nomadic invasion , the rise of new religions, or the discovery and destruction of many cultures in the Americas)?
Question-"how did the silk road shape major historical events...such as the discovery and destruction of the Americas?" should be thought of as *why did the Europeans go looking for another route to India and China in the first place?* and *how did the Americas change international power dynamics and trade after their discovery and destruction?*