Ohow did the silk road trade affect peasants in china? a. peasants converted to buddhism in large numbers. b. peasants only cultivated crops for subsistence. c. peasants focused more on producing luxury goods. d. peasants abandoned farming to go into commerce.

The answer is c. peasants focused more on producing luxury goods for trading. In order to benefit from trading,many crafters focused on producing luxuries for overseas trading.

Here are why the following are incorrect:

a. peasants converted to buddhism in large numbers.
Although Buddhism was introduced from India to China, the influence was not great as partly of the peasants were already Buddhist.

b. peasants only cultivated crops for subsistence. In order to trade,more product other than crops were produced.

d. peasants abandoned farming to go into commerce. Although the Silk Road Trade increased trading,farming is still the major way for living.

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