Which major trade route between india and china was nicknamed for the type of goods it moved?
a)cotton road
b)gemstone road
c)silk road
d)teak road

The correct answer is C) Silk Road.

The Silk Road was a trade routes network that developed around the Chinese silk trade since the 1st century BC until the end of the Middle Ages. It encompassed most of the Asian continent, connecting China and Mongolia with India, South East Asia, Central Asia, Persia, Arabia, Africa, and Europe. It started during the 1st century BC, with the Chinese expansion into the West in order to get access to Indian and Middle Eastern markets who were demanding mainly silk, a unique piece of protein fiber used for textiles, that is produced by the silkworm, an insect only found in China. The importance of this network was not only economic and commercial, but it also worked also as a cultural network for the traffic of ideas, religions, technological inventions, and other cultural achievements.