What were some of the technological advances that the Silk Road was responsible for?
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Students should recognize some of the advances made in areas such as agriculture, husbandry, and warfare. The agricultural products exchanged along the Silk Road became important economically and also helped to diversify people's diets. Advances in horse and camel breeding were also closely linked to the road. Hybrid camels are one example of an improvement expressly designed to overcome the limitations of the road's climate and length. Those camels were bred so specifically for travel on the Silk Road that their numbers declined rapidly as the use of the road itself declined. The nature of warfare was dramatically changed by the invention of the stirrup, which gave mounted troops enormous advantages over their opponents.
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