What did the caravans carry?
For centuries, camel caravans carried incense, spices and silk across the deserts of Arabia, linking the markets of the Indian Ocean with those of the Mediterranean. A caravan might include hundreds of camels and travel for several months, stopping at oases where travellers could rest and trade. Towns that lay on the routes, such as Petra and Mecca, grew rich from the taxes and the business that the caravans brought. The routes declined when ships began to carry goods more cheaply by sea, but the history of the caravans is still remembered in the stories and place names of the region.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Incense, spices and silk
- Step 1: The first sentence lists incense, spices and silk.
Answer
Incense, spices and silk.
Why not the others: Oil and gas, Machines and tools and Fish and grain only do not fit.
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