The silk road was named retroactively, in the 19th century. what does "retroactive" mean?
question 4 options:

arbitrary or random

applying to something in the past

having to do with trade

referring to foreign cultures

Applying to something in the past. Having to do with trade.

Explanation: I looked it up, its as simple as that.

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.

hi the answer to your question is

to control offices

this sparked alotof controversy more over ending the articles of federation