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The Silk Road was active for approximately how many years?
Answer
over 1,500 years
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century, spanning over 1,500 years.
💡 Did you know?
The Silk Road covered over 6,400 km of land routes connecting East and West.
Other options people guess
- over 800 years
- over 2,000 years
- over 1,000 years
Topics
- Silk Road
- trade
- history
- Asia
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