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Silk Road, Question answers, Give reasons for the following statements, (1). The title of the article has been named on the historic silk road. The network connected the Afro-Eurasia landmass. It established trade of Chinese silk, spices, teas and porcelain; Indian textiles, precious stones and pepper, and the Roman Empire’s gold, silver, fine glassware, wine, carpets and jewels. The road was named Silk Road largely because of the silk trade with China. In the chapter the author travels to Mount Kailash, exploring the Himalayan belt in Tibet. Since the author explored this region, the chapter is titled as Silk Road., 2. Tibetan mastiffs were popular in China’s imperial courts as hunting dogs. They were brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet. They were huge black dogs used as watchdogs. They explode into action like bullets. They are furious and fearless., 3. Hor was a grim, miserable place. The dust and rocks were scattered everywhere in abundance, there was little vegetation. The place seemed unfortunate and dejected, though it sat on the shore of the Lake Manasarovar. A Japanese monk Ekai Kawaguchi who had arrived there in 1990, was so moved by the sanctity of the lake that he burst into tears. The hallowed water had a similar effect on Sven Hedin, a Swede who was not prone to sentimental outbursts. The good view of the lake through the broken window helped to compensate however., 4.The author was disappointed with Darchen. The high altitude was giving health problems. He had a bad cold and was not able to sleep at night. Since he was one of the early arrivals there weren’t any pilgrims coming to the place. The place was dusty, partially derelict and punctured by heaps of rubble and refuse.