Context: The map below shows a network of trade routes known as the Silk Road. Between 200 BCE and 1350 CE, merchants, or traders, traveled along many parts of these routes.
Look at the map, which shows the Silk Road around the year 1300 CE. Then answer the question below.
Based on the map, what was true about the Silk Road around the year 1300 CE?
A. The Silk Road connected parts of East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
B. The Silk Road connected East Asia and the Americas by sea.
C. The Silk Road was made up of only land routes.
Identify the correct option from the choices provided and respond with the letter of the correct option.

A