Which of the following statements best explains why the silk road flourished under mongol rule? a. the road was maintained, and the traders were protected by the army. b. the writings of marco polo encouraged more trade. c. goods traded along the silk road, such as block printing and the compass, changed life in europe. d. the mongols had the largest land empire in history.

A. The road was maintained, and the traders were protected by the army.
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D. The Mongols had the largest land empire in history.

Explanation:

The silk trade flourished under the trade of the eastern and the western under the Mongol rule and was controlled by the land and the trade routes through the Europe to China, the Mongols with there vast Asian empires that indirectly led to the age of exploration connecting people and cultures. As Mongol were fees supporters of free trade and lowed tolls and taxes. and due to the roads were opened for Russian on the Europeans.

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