Why did the Silk Road reemerge as a major means of international trade in the post-classical period? Group of answer choices The nomads of the steppe realized there were greater profits in trading as opposed to raiding The simultaneous emergence of the Abbasid caliphate and the Tang dynasty created two large markets for luxury items. The Silk Road was not reestablished--it quickly fell into ruins. Missionaries from the Buddhist and Islamic faiths needed the road to spread their respective religions.

Why did the Silk Road reemerge as a major means of international trade in the post-classical period? Group of answer choices The nomads of the steppe realized there were greater profits in trading as opposed to raiding The simultaneous emergence of the Abbasid caliphate and the Tang dynasty created two large markets for luxury items. The Silk Road was not reestablished--it quickly fell into ruins. Missionaries from the Buddhist and Islamic faiths needed the road to spread their respective religions.