Critical to the Functioning of the Silk Road Were

Multiple Choice

Critical to the functioning of the Silk Road were

A) imperial guards from various kingdoms along the way for protection of merchants.
B) pastoralists who provided animals, handlers, and protection along the road.
C) water merchants in the central Asian desert.
D) Steppe agriculturalists who sold food products to travelers.
E) Ferengi merchants who initiated standardized currency rates.