Chapter 09 Mapping the World

. From which places did Sogdian merchants control East-West trade along the Silk Road?

Buddhist sites

The grasslands

Oasis towns

China, Central Asia, and India

. Like the eastward spread of Buddhism, the route of Xuanzang followed ________.

maritime trade routes

the coast of India

along the base of the Himalayas

the Silk Road

. Which of these explains the long route of Xuanzang, entering India from the northwest?

the length of the Silk Road

the Himalayas

the easily navigabl Ganges River

the position of Chang'an in China

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