The silk road involved important trading empires such as the byzantine, ottoman, chinese, and mughal empires. choose any two of these empires and describe how they were involved with the silk road.

The Chinese were the origins of the Silk Road providing many exports to the rest of the world: The Chinese exported porcelain, tea, silk, and other items.

The Ottomans were the trading post for Silk Road goods into Europe: European traders would come to the Ottoman Empire to trade their goods for goods from all along the Silk Road. 

1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.