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- The Silk Road was split into many different roads.
- Many cities were connected to the Silk Road.
- Traveling across the Taklimaken Desert was very dangerous.
- The Chinese usually used camels to travel across the desert.
- Silk was a great item to trade.
- It was very light and valuable.
- The Chinese traded items including fine china, ornaments, jewelry, cast iron products and other decorative products.
- Kashgar traded cotton, spices, pearls and ivory for silk.