The silk road provided a clear path for the exchange of goods, ideas, ingredients, religion, and many other aspects of life with which alchemy is intertwined.
ðə sˈɪlk ɹˈoʊd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ɐ klˈɪɹ pˈæθ fɚðɪ ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɡˈʊdz, aɪdˈiəz, ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənts, ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ˈæspɛkts ʌv lˈaɪf wɪð wˌɪtʃ ˈælkəmi ɪz ˌɪntɚtwˈaɪnd.