The Silk Road (OMS)

Without the Silk Road, ancient civilizations would have been able to develop the same prosperous trade.

Benefits of the Silk Road include:

The Silk Road connected every region of the Ancient world.

The Silk Road was important for cultural diffusion (spread of culture).

The farthest EASTERN point of the Silk Road was:

The Silk Road connecting different regions of the world allowed different cultures to spread, change, and develop.

Aside from trade, the Silk Road was also culturally important because:

Which two modern day countries were connected by the Silk Road?

The Silk Road was an example of international trade.

In addition to silk, European traders traveled the Silk Road to trade for: _______with the Chinese.

The farthest WESTERN point on the Silk Road was:

Where did the name Silk Road come from?

Historians see the Silk Road as having social, political, and economic impacts.

The Silk Road allowed for the spread of Buddhism.

European traders traveled the Silk Road to trade: _________ in exchange for Chinese goods.

What continents were part of the Silk Road?