The road which connected China to the Mediterranean, traveled through Central and Southwest Asia, and allowed for the spread of both religion and culture is B)Silk Road. The Silk Road,also known as the Silk Route is defined as "an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers,nomads and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time."