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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce. As the Silk Road was not a single thoroughfare from east to west, the term `Silk Routes’ has become increasingly favored by historians; though `Silk Road’ is the more common and recognized... [
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