2012 · Q104
Silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. Which one among the following is not true of silk routes?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AHistorians have identified several silk routes over land and by sea
- BSilk routes have linked Asia with Europe and Northern Africa
- CSilk routes existed before the Christian era and thrived almost up to the fifteenth century
- DAs a result of silk trade, precious metals like gold and silver flowed from Asia to Europe
Explanation
Gold/silver flowed from Europe TO Asia (for silk/spices), not Asia to Europe. Key: D.