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Answer: ASet 5: Command of Evidence
Explanation
PASSAGE
The Silk Road was not a single road but a network of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean. In addition to silk, traders exchanged spices, precious metals, and ideas. Religions like Buddhism and Islam spread along these routes.
What type of exchange occurred on the Silk Road besides goods?
A. Only silk was traded.✓ Correct
B. Ideas and religions spread along the routes.
C. No cultural exchange occurred.
D. It was exclusively a military supply line.
Detailed Explanation
The text explicitly states 'traders exchanged. .. ideas' and 'Religions like Buddhism and Islam spread.'
Key Evidence:
• "exchanged... ideas"
• "Religions like Buddhism and Islam spread"
Why others are wrong: A (Spices, metals, and ideas were also exchanged.), C (Religion spreading IS cultural exchange.), D (It was a trade network.).