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Explanation:

The Silk Road connected multiple nations and empires that enabled them to trade with one another. This allowed for new food to be spread as well as for ideas and inventions as well.

Exotic goods from other nations became readily available and traders had the opportunity to become wealthy. With trade and the opportunities that came with it, the economies of countries grew and the were able to export items they had a surplus of.

For adventurers, the silk road gave them access to new areas to go on adventures in and have the journeys of a lifetime.

the correct answer is b, "fertility rates are increasing, so populations will grow more quickly in the future."

b: to eliminate competition from other farmers