In general, how did the types of items traded East (from China) to West differ from the types of items traded West to East? (2)

west is more

Not only silk: other trading goods of the Silk Road. The goods carried on the Silk Road moved basically from the East to the West. Judging by the road's name silk was the main commodity in the list. Various woolen goods, carpets, curtains, blankets and rugs, came to China from Central Asia and East Mediterranean.