The Silk Road was a trade route that stretched between the Mediterranean World and China. The Silk Road would last for over one thousand years and have both positive and negative impacts on the world.

Write a short essay in Writing Tutor explaining what you believe was the greatest impact of the Silk Road. Support your claim with three reasons. Things to think about:

•Which impact had the greatest affect?

•Which impact was the longest lasting?

•Which impact affected human civilization the most?

•Was the impact positive or negative?

•Support your claim with three reasons.