What caused the trade on the Silk Road to end?

The Decline of the Silk Road. The fall of the Tang in the early 10th century gave a deathblow to the trade on the Silk Road. ... With less cost, harassment and danger, many goods and materials that the Silk Road could not transfer were conveyed through the sea route.

Explanation:

c. wright mills's sociological imagination suggest investigating to explain this increase?

industry had made the u.s. the richest nation in the world at this time. the second industrial revolution caused growth in industry and transportation, which allowed increased trade between nations.