Answer all questions below. Be sure to use any hints available for you. You have 15 minutes.
The Mongol Empire had a significant impact on trade along the Silk Road. Instead of they trade, making it to travel. This fostered an environment where merchants could continue their business .
How did the Mongol Empire impact trade along the Silk Road?
What role did the Mongol Empire play in cultural exchanges across Asia?
Select the best piece of evidence which shows that the Mongols helped connect different parts of Asia:
Aside from facilitating trade, the Mongol influence also improved the communication along the Silk Road by establishing a postal relay system. The Mongols culturally enhanced the Silk Road by allowing people of different religions to coexist. The merging of peoples and cultures from conquered territories brought religious freedom throughout the empire. Across the vast steppes of Asia, a traveler might encounter Muslims and Christians living and working alongside Mongols, who continued to practice their traditional religion.
Source: National Geographic Society. The Pax Mongolica May 19, 2022
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pax-mongolica/
The resulting stability brought by Mongol rule opened these ancient trade routes to a largely undisturbed exchange of goods between peoples from Europe to East Asia. Along the Silk Road, people traded goods such as horses, porcelain, jewels, silk, paper, and gun powder. European travelers, such as the Venetian merchant Marco Polo, were able to go all the way to China and back. Polo went on to describe his experience in distant lands in a chronicle that captivated the European audience.
Aside from facilitating trade, the Mongol influence also improved the communication along the Silk Road by establishing a postal relay system. The Mongols culturally enhanced the Silk Road by allowing people of different religions to coexist. The merging of peoples and cultures from conquered territories brought religious freedom throughout the empire. Across the vast steppes of Asia, a traveler might encounter Muslims and Christians living and working alongside Mongols, who continued to practice their traditional religion.
Source: National Geographic Society. The Pax Mongolica May 19, 2022
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pax-mongolica/
Claim: The Mongols played a key role in connecting different regions of Asia by creating stability, protecting trade routes, and encouraging the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures across vast distances.
Evidence (provided): “The resulting stability brought by Mongol rule opened these ancient trade routes to a largely undisturbed exchange of goods between peoples from Europe to East Asia.”
Question: Use your reasoning to explain how this evidence supports the claim. Write 1–2 complete sentences.