The Silk Road is the most well-know trading route in Eurasia that mixed products and religions across a wide range of cultures and people. Around the first century BCE many trade routes stretching from China to Central Asia merged into one large interconnected route. It allowed other countries to experience new things from different cultures. The Silk Road was the major route of the new wave of religion. It opened long-distance economic relations between civilizations. The silk road did not begin trade but it allowed it to grow exponentially. The interaction between cultures along the Silk Road caused the growth of many civilizations. The interaction among civilizations along the Silk Road helped spread inventions and ideas across Eurasia.
