Disease

Silk road

Spread

-Besides goods, cultures, the Silk Road was also a great trade route for disease.
-By both land, and sea, diseases were able to work their way across the Silk Road, and from there they were able to spread to the neighboring countries and Empiers.
-There were many epidemics that traveled along the Silk Road, such as the Bubonic plague, small pox, measles, all of which affected, and greatly weakened the Empiers that were ruling during the time.