Why did the Silk Road end?

The speed of the sea transportation, the possibility to carry more goods, relative cheapness of transportation resulted in the decline of the Silk Road in the end of the 15th century. read more

Great Silk Road; Decline of the Silk Road; Decline of the Silk Road Why the Great Silk Road became unpopular. After the great geographical discoveries in the late 15th – early 16th centuries the intercontinental overland trade routes fell into decay. read more

The discovery of a sea route from Europe to Asia in the late 15th century dealt a damaging blow to the Silk Road trade again. With less cost, harassment and danger, many goods and materials that the Silk Road could not transfer were conveyed through the sea route. read more

The Silk Road started in the Chinese city of Chang'an and then split in many directions, so it reached its end in a number of different places, including Damascus, Tyre, Alexandria and the Ganges delta. read more