Claim: Trade on the Silk Road played a major role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea, Japan, India, Persia, and others.
Evidence: Trade on the Silk Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China , the Goguryeo kingdom -LRB- Korea -RRB- , Japan , the Indian subcontinent , Persia , Europe , the Horn of Africa and Arabia , opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations.