What was the silk road?

ancient network of trade routes

How were goods carried and transported across the Silk Road and desert routes?

Camels, by foot, large caravans

How did the Silk Road cause an economic impact for non rich people?

they were able to find jobs making silk products

What was not one of the benefits of the Bactrian camel?

You can get water from their hump

The use of technology, like the compass, leads to what changes in the world?

The Age of Exploration, Seeking alternative trade routes to Asia

Who was primarily involved?

East and West Eurasia, China and Rome

What role did the nomadic people play in the establishment of the Silk Road?

Provided knowledge of moving from one place to another, Developed some of the routes

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1
What famous structure owes its existence at least partially to the Silk Road?
Parthenon
Egyptian Pyramids
Stonehenge
Great Wall of China
2
What was the purpose of the Silk Road?
to dance
all except to dance
to trade
connect the East and the West
3
What religion traveled the Silk Road from India to China?
Islam
Buddhism
Catholic
Baptist
4
What was the silk road?
a road made out of silk
all of the above
a road to hangout on
ancient network of trade routes
5
How were goods carried and transported across the Silk Road and desert routes?
Camels
by foot
large caravans
boat
6
True or False: Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road.
False
True
7
What DIDN'T they use silk for?
fishing line
to build travel tents
to write on
to buy off nomadic raiders
8
What made silk such a great trade good?
Light and valuable
cheap and heavy
It wasn't a good good
Scarce and valuable
9
What was a hardship you would experience traveling on the Silk Road?
Rough terrain
All of the above
Varying harsh climates
Nomads and bandits
10
About how long was the Silk Road?
100,000 Miles
4,000 miles
1 mile
200 miles
11
Where would you most likely find a city along the Silk Road?
At an oases
The Tibetan Plateau
On a remote island
Near river banks
12
The Silk Road was an important Ancient Chinese _________________?
Achievement
Building
Discovery
Religion
13
What was one item that Rome could make that China could not?
glassware
gold
silk
cast iron
14
________ traveled the Silk Road and brought back stories and goods from the East to Europe.
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
15
How did the collapse of the Silk Road change the world into a more connected global community?
Caused the Age of Exploration
Both B and C
Caused Europeans to try to sail
The Internet was suddenly created
16
What type of people were good traders?
jedi
nomads
Chinese
Romans
17
Which of the following is not a way the Silk Road changed the world.
Mobile cities
Wider economic impact
Ideas spread
Spread of diseases
18
What religion spread from India to China and Japan via the Silk Road?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Catholocism
19
How did the Silk Road cause an economic impact for non rich people?
they were able to find jobs making silk products
they were able to buy silk cheap
all of these
they were able to become rich merchants
20
What was not one of the benefits of the Bactrian camel?
Carry heavy weights
Double eye lids
You can get water from their hump
Close the nostrils of their noses
21
Why did the Romans ban silk?
all of them are correct
It was immodest
It created a trade imbalance
It was causing too much gold to leave Rome
22
One economic impact of the Silk Road was.....
money wasn't made.
everyone was unemployed.
silk was not bought.
many people made silk.
23
The use of technology, like the compass, leads to what changes in the world?
The Age of Exploration
The rise of nationalization
Increase of nomadic tribes in Asia
Seeking alternative trade routes to Asia
24
Besides silk, what is another famous Chinese trade good?
jade
ivory
dishware
pearls
25
One important technology/invention that traveled to the Middle East & Europe via the Silk Road?
aqueducts
gunpowder
jewelry
plow
26
Who was primarily involved?
East and West Eurasia
North and South Eurasia
China and Rome
Kazakhstan and Iran
27
The economic concept wherein countries & business should sell what they are best at making is..
culutural diffusion
capitalism
mandate of heaven
comparative advantage
28
In what century was the name the "Silk Road" made?
1st century
19th century
16th century
last century
29
Which is not a disease carried by the Silk Road?
Measles
Bubonic Plague
Aids
Small Pox
30
What was one of the major ideas that was spread along the Silk Road?
Taosim
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
31
What deadly disease is thought to have traveled to Europe along the Silk Road?
Malaria
Bubonic plague
polio
small pox
32
Which dynasty in China is credited with opening up the Silk Road?
Ming Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Han Dynasty
33
Who were the bodhisattvas?
Holy people of Mecca
Holy People of Buddhism
Holy People of Persia
Holy people of Islam
34
What is the spread of ideas and goods from one group of people to another called?
cultural diffusion
declaration of war
peace treaty
comparative advantage
35
One of the most important things that traveled the Silk Road was ______.
Gold and silver
Luxury goods
People
Ideas
36
What was the safest way to travel the Silk Road?
By plane
In a caravan
Solo
With an escort
37
Which city is located halfway along the Silk Road? (hint, the city begins with the letter "K")
India
Africa
Kashgar
kan
38
What type of tree is needed to raise silk worms?
Blueberry
Oak
Mulberry
Elm
39
Which word best describes the scope of the Silk Road?
Interstate
Internet
Intercontinental
Intergalactic
40
We should think of the Silk Road as....
A single highway between east and west
a waterway traveled by ships
a network of smaller routes
a modern set of paved highway roads
41
Ctesiphon is a city along the Tigris River located in a country now called....
HotMesopotamia
Iran
Iraq
Syria
42
What is the name of the largest landmass on earth?
China
Alaska
Eurasia
America
43
How long was The Silk Road?
2,300 miles
5000 miles
3000 miles
5,500 miles
44
Which is a longer distance....Dunhuang to Antioch or Orlando to Seattle?
They are the same distance
Orlando to Seattle
Are we talking as the crow flies or via gov. built roads?
Dunhuang to Antioch
45
Why did the Roman Senate try to ban silk?
modest material
trade imbalances
Luxury items
expensive item
46
What role did the nomadic people play in the establishment of the Silk Road?
Provided knowledge of moving from one place to another
Developed some of the routes
Liked sand
Had tents
47
What Roman made item was a prized possession in China?
horses
glassware
urns
sandals
48
The Silk Road reshaped the lives of....
Europeans
Merchants in Europe and Asia
Chinese
everyone in Europe and Asia
49
What was the most popular way to travel along the route?
In a caravan of camels
On a horse
On Chariots made be the Egyptians
By foot
50
The Silk Road is not a road it is a________.
network of routes
river
highway of information
route
51
What the MOST IMPORTANT thing traded on the Silk Road?
Porcelain
Silk
Religion
Ideas
52
How long was the Silk Road?
about 4000 miles
About 3000 miles
1500 miles
2000 miles
53
What did the Romans trade to the Chinese that we now know causes cancer?
asbestos
pearls
jade
glassware
54
What was one of the four major contributions to the silk road?
all of the above
paper making
The compass
printing
55
What type of race was the Silk Road like?
three-legged race
marathon
sprint
relay
56
During what Ancient Chinese dynasty did the Silk Road reach its peak?
Shang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Song Dynas
Han Dynasty
57
During which dynasty was the Silk Road created?
Ming
Zhou
Han
Qin
58
What item was not traded on the Silk Road?
jade
animal skins
meat
silk
59
What two European rulers increased the Silk Road?
Alexander the Great
Darius the Great
Alexander II
Darius I
60
Who was one of the most important explorers and traders of the Silk Road?
Christopher Columbus
Zheng He
Laozi
Marco Polo
61
What Ancient Chinese Dynasty expanded the silk trade during their rule from 206 BC to 220 AD?
Tang Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
62
When did it start?
who knows
139 b.c.
1879
1430 b.c.
63
Which of these are true about the Silk Road.
Most traders travelled from one end to the other end.
Silk road crossed sea and ocean and was a network of routes
64
Name a group of people that controlled who could travel a majority of the Silk Road?
Mongolians
Indians
Greeks
Romans
65
What became convenient weigh stations for the caravans?
Mosque
Churches
Monasteries
Courts
66
Merchants helping Buddhist monasteries felt they were buying....
supernatural insurance
peace
silk
a place to rest, eat, and drink
67
Along the western part of the Silk Road you might encounter lions, tigers and __________ oh my.
Sharks
Scorpions
Mongols
Bears
68
What religion spread from the Arabian Peninsula to South Asia?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Islam
69
What were some dangers on the silk road?
landscape
weather
all of the above
bandits
70
What factors hindered the early connectivity between early river valleys civilizations?
Physical Geography
water
Fear of the unknown
floods
71
What goods were transported on the silk road?
all of the above
spices
gold
silk
72
Where did the Silk Road get its name?
From the silk that China sold to the rest of the world
no reason
from Rome
from China
73
What was the name of the deadly path over the Pamir Mountains?
Trail of Tears
Trail of Terror
Trail of Death, Destruction, and All Around Bad Stuff
Trail of Bones
74
Which wasn't exported on the Silk Road?
Silk, jade, silver, and iron were exported from China.
Olives, olive oil, wine from the Mediterranean
Cotton was exported from India.
Cups, vases and plates from Mongolia.
75
Why did the Chinese decide to trade with civilizations to the west of China?
They wanted to spread Buddhism to those areas.
There were fewer bandits along the trade routes.
There was less disease.
They had goods the Chinese wanted.
76
What items were exported by the Mediterranean?
Olive oil
goats
Olives
lemons
77
Where did the Silk Road get its name?
From the Silk that the Romans sold to the East
From the Silk that China sold to the rest of the world
From the silk worms that infested much of the route
From the silk clothing worn by travelers along the route
78
What was a benefit of trade between China and Rome?
Learning how to make silk
Exchanging of religious beliefs
Access to each other's goods
There were no benefits
79
The Silk Road reached from eastern China to which sea?
Red
Baltic
Mediterranean
Aegean
80
What was the Yuezhi King's Skull turned into....
plate
cup
Frame
soup
81
Which is not true about ZhangQian (jahng chee-ehn)?
He was sent to create military alliances
He is known as the Father of the Silk Road
He succed in creating trade alliances
He was captured twice by the Han and escaped twice
82
What dynasty expanded the Silk Road?
Qi
Ming
Xia
Han
83
Put simply, what is the Silk Road?
A road
Trail for the nomads
Religious path
Trading network
84
Silk thread is made from.....
the cocoon of a mulberry leave eating worm.
mulberry eating worm.
the cocoon of a mulberry toad.
the cocoon of a butterfly.
85
Did merchants have to travel the whole route of the Silk Road?
no
yes
86
How did the Persians and Greeks help develop trade between Europe and Asia?
Both A and B
Introducing porcelain
Road systems
Protecting trade
87
What are two material goods you could obtain by trading on the Silk Road?
apples and tea
seeds and spices
spices and medicine
None of the above
88
What kind of effect did the Mongol Empire have on the Silk Road?
Destructive
Minor
Stabalizing
No effect
89
What famous explorer is thought to have traveled along the Silk Road on his way to China?
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Zheng He
90
When goods traded hands on the SR, the new seller of the good would mark it up. This means...
the price would be decreased
the price would be marked for which country it came from
interest would be added to the price
the price would be increase
91
It was a win-win for the monks because a central part of their rituals required....
trade
silk
camels
money
92
What is not one of the major ways the Silk Road affected the lives of people?
It spread ideas across Eurasiatrading ideas
It had an economic impact for many people in Euroasia
It spread disease across the Eurasia
It spread slavery across the Eurasia
93
Land travel was safer than sea travel at that time?
There was nothing safe about either
False
True
94
Name a disease that traveled the Silk Road?
Rat Death
The plague
The Black Death
Black Plague
95
What did the Romans call China?
the Huns
Seres
a place on the East side
China

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Answers

1
What famous structure owes its existence at least partially to the Silk Road?
Parthenon
Egyptian Pyramids
Stonehenge
Great Wall of China
2
What was the purpose of the Silk Road?
to dance
all except to dance
to trade
connect the East and the West
3
What religion traveled the Silk Road from India to China?
Islam
Buddhism
Catholic
Baptist
4
What was the silk road?
a road made out of silk
all of the above
a road to hangout on
ancient network of trade routes
5
How were goods carried and transported across the Silk Road and desert routes?
Camels
by foot
large caravans
boat
6
True or False: Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road.
False
True
7
What DIDN'T they use silk for?
fishing line
to build travel tents
to write on
to buy off nomadic raiders
8
What made silk such a great trade good?
Light and valuable
cheap and heavy
It wasn't a good good
Scarce and valuable
9
What was a hardship you would experience traveling on the Silk Road?
Rough terrain
All of the above
Varying harsh climates
Nomads and bandits
10
About how long was the Silk Road?
100,000 Miles
4,000 miles
1 mile
200 miles
11
Where would you most likely find a city along the Silk Road?
At an oases
The Tibetan Plateau
On a remote island
Near river banks
12
The Silk Road was an important Ancient Chinese _________________?
Achievement
Building
Discovery
Religion
13
What was one item that Rome could make that China could not?
glassware
gold
silk
cast iron
14
________ traveled the Silk Road and brought back stories and goods from the East to Europe.
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
15
How did the collapse of the Silk Road change the world into a more connected global community?
Caused the Age of Exploration
Both B and C
Caused Europeans to try to sail
The Internet was suddenly created
16
What type of people were good traders?
jedi
nomads
Chinese
Romans
17
Which of the following is not a way the Silk Road changed the world.
Mobile cities
Wider economic impact
Ideas spread
Spread of diseases
18
What religion spread from India to China and Japan via the Silk Road?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Catholocism
19
How did the Silk Road cause an economic impact for non rich people?
they were able to find jobs making silk products
they were able to buy silk cheap
all of these
they were able to become rich merchants
20
What was not one of the benefits of the Bactrian camel?
Carry heavy weights
Double eye lids
You can get water from their hump
Close the nostrils of their noses
21
Why did the Romans ban silk?
all of them are correct
It was immodest
It created a trade imbalance
It was causing too much gold to leave Rome
22
One economic impact of the Silk Road was.....
money wasn't made.
everyone was unemployed.
silk was not bought.
many people made silk.
23
The use of technology, like the compass, leads to what changes in the world?
The Age of Exploration
The rise of nationalization
Increase of nomadic tribes in Asia
Seeking alternative trade routes to Asia
24
Besides silk, what is another famous Chinese trade good?
jade
ivory
dishware
pearls
25
One important technology/invention that traveled to the Middle East & Europe via the Silk Road?
aqueducts
gunpowder
jewelry
plow
26
Who was primarily involved?
East and West Eurasia
North and South Eurasia
China and Rome
Kazakhstan and Iran
27
The economic concept wherein countries & business should sell what they are best at making is..
culutural diffusion
capitalism
mandate of heaven
comparative advantage
28
In what century was the name the "Silk Road" made?
1st century
19th century
16th century
last century
29
Which is not a disease carried by the Silk Road?
Measles
Bubonic Plague
Aids
Small Pox
30
What was one of the major ideas that was spread along the Silk Road?
Taosim
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
31
What deadly disease is thought to have traveled to Europe along the Silk Road?
Malaria
Bubonic plague
polio
small pox
32
Which dynasty in China is credited with opening up the Silk Road?
Ming Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Han Dynasty
33
Who were the bodhisattvas?
Holy people of Mecca
Holy People of Buddhism
Holy People of Persia
Holy people of Islam
34
What is the spread of ideas and goods from one group of people to another called?
cultural diffusion
declaration of war
peace treaty
comparative advantage
35
One of the most important things that traveled the Silk Road was ______.
Gold and silver
Luxury goods
People
Ideas
36
What was the safest way to travel the Silk Road?
By plane
In a caravan
Solo
With an escort
37
Which city is located halfway along the Silk Road? (hint, the city begins with the letter "K")
India
Africa
Kashgar
kan
38
What type of tree is needed to raise silk worms?
Blueberry
Oak
Mulberry
Elm
39
Which word best describes the scope of the Silk Road?
Interstate
Internet
Intercontinental
Intergalactic
40
We should think of the Silk Road as....
A single highway between east and west
a waterway traveled by ships
a network of smaller routes
a modern set of paved highway roads
41
Ctesiphon is a city along the Tigris River located in a country now called....
HotMesopotamia
Iran
Iraq
Syria
42
What is the name of the largest landmass on earth?
China
Alaska
Eurasia
America
43
How long was The Silk Road?
2,300 miles
5000 miles
3000 miles
5,500 miles
44
Which is a longer distance....Dunhuang to Antioch or Orlando to Seattle?
They are the same distance
Orlando to Seattle
Are we talking as the crow flies or via gov. built roads?
Dunhuang to Antioch
45
Why did the Roman Senate try to ban silk?
modest material
trade imbalances
Luxury items
expensive item
46
What role did the nomadic people play in the establishment of the Silk Road?
Provided knowledge of moving from one place to another
Developed some of the routes
Liked sand
Had tents
47
What Roman made item was a prized possession in China?
horses
glassware
urns
sandals
48
The Silk Road reshaped the lives of....
Europeans
Merchants in Europe and Asia
Chinese
everyone in Europe and Asia
49
What was the most popular way to travel along the route?
In a caravan of camels
On a horse
On Chariots made be the Egyptians
By foot
50
The Silk Road is not a road it is a________.
network of routes
river
highway of information
route
51
What the MOST IMPORTANT thing traded on the Silk Road?
Porcelain
Silk
Religion
Ideas
52
How long was the Silk Road?
about 4000 miles
About 3000 miles
1500 miles
2000 miles
53
What did the Romans trade to the Chinese that we now know causes cancer?
asbestos
pearls
jade
glassware
54
What was one of the four major contributions to the silk road?
all of the above
paper making
The compass
printing
55
What type of race was the Silk Road like?
three-legged race
marathon
sprint
relay
56
During what Ancient Chinese dynasty did the Silk Road reach its peak?
Shang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Song Dynas
Han Dynasty
57
During which dynasty was the Silk Road created?
Ming
Zhou
Han
Qin
58
What item was not traded on the Silk Road?
jade
animal skins
meat
silk
59
What two European rulers increased the Silk Road?
Alexander the Great
Darius the Great
Alexander II
Darius I
60
Who was one of the most important explorers and traders of the Silk Road?
Christopher Columbus
Zheng He
Laozi
Marco Polo
61
What Ancient Chinese Dynasty expanded the silk trade during their rule from 206 BC to 220 AD?
Tang Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
62
When did it start?
who knows
139 b.c.
1879
1430 b.c.
63
Which of these are true about the Silk Road.
Most traders travelled from one end to the other end.
Silk road crossed sea and ocean and was a network of routes
64
Name a group of people that controlled who could travel a majority of the Silk Road?
Mongolians
Indians
Greeks
Romans
65
What became convenient weigh stations for the caravans?
Mosque
Churches
Monasteries
Courts
66
Merchants helping Buddhist monasteries felt they were buying....
supernatural insurance
peace
silk
a place to rest, eat, and drink
67
Along the western part of the Silk Road you might encounter lions, tigers and __________ oh my.
Sharks
Scorpions
Mongols
Bears
68
What religion spread from the Arabian Peninsula to South Asia?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Islam
69
What were some dangers on the silk road?
landscape
weather
all of the above
bandits
70
What factors hindered the early connectivity between early river valleys civilizations?
Physical Geography
water
Fear of the unknown
floods
71
What goods were transported on the silk road?
all of the above
spices
gold
silk
72
Where did the Silk Road get its name?
From the silk that China sold to the rest of the world
no reason
from Rome
from China
73
What was the name of the deadly path over the Pamir Mountains?
Trail of Tears
Trail of Terror
Trail of Death, Destruction, and All Around Bad Stuff
Trail of Bones
74
Which wasn't exported on the Silk Road?
Silk, jade, silver, and iron were exported from China.
Olives, olive oil, wine from the Mediterranean
Cotton was exported from India.
Cups, vases and plates from Mongolia.
75
Why did the Chinese decide to trade with civilizations to the west of China?
They wanted to spread Buddhism to those areas.
There were fewer bandits along the trade routes.
There was less disease.
They had goods the Chinese wanted.
76
What items were exported by the Mediterranean?
Olive oil
goats
Olives
lemons
77
Where did the Silk Road get its name?
From the Silk that the Romans sold to the East
From the Silk that China sold to the rest of the world
From the silk worms that infested much of the route
From the silk clothing worn by travelers along the route
78
What was a benefit of trade between China and Rome?
Learning how to make silk
Exchanging of religious beliefs
Access to each other's goods
There were no benefits
79
The Silk Road reached from eastern China to which sea?
Red
Baltic
Mediterranean
Aegean
80
What was the Yuezhi King's Skull turned into....
plate
cup
Frame
soup
81
Which is not true about ZhangQian (jahng chee-ehn)?
He was sent to create military alliances
He is known as the Father of the Silk Road
He succed in creating trade alliances
He was captured twice by the Han and escaped twice
82
What dynasty expanded the Silk Road?
Qi
Ming
Xia
Han
83
Put simply, what is the Silk Road?
A road
Trail for the nomads
Religious path
Trading network
84
Silk thread is made from.....
the cocoon of a mulberry leave eating worm.
mulberry eating worm.
the cocoon of a mulberry toad.
the cocoon of a butterfly.
85
Did merchants have to travel the whole route of the Silk Road?
no
yes
86
How did the Persians and Greeks help develop trade between Europe and Asia?
Both A and B
Introducing porcelain
Road systems
Protecting trade
87
What are two material goods you could obtain by trading on the Silk Road?
apples and tea
seeds and spices
spices and medicine
None of the above
88
What kind of effect did the Mongol Empire have on the Silk Road?
Destructive
Minor
Stabalizing
No effect
89
What famous explorer is thought to have traveled along the Silk Road on his way to China?
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Zheng He
90
When goods traded hands on the SR, the new seller of the good would mark it up. This means...
the price would be decreased
the price would be marked for which country it came from
interest would be added to the price
the price would be increase
91
It was a win-win for the monks because a central part of their rituals required....
trade
silk
camels
money
92
What is not one of the major ways the Silk Road affected the lives of people?
It spread ideas across Eurasiatrading ideas
It had an economic impact for many people in Euroasia
It spread disease across the Eurasia
It spread slavery across the Eurasia
93
Land travel was safer than sea travel at that time?
There was nothing safe about either
False
True
94
Name a disease that traveled the Silk Road?
Rat Death
The plague
The Black Death
Black Plague
95
What did the Romans call China?
the Huns
Seres
a place on the East side
China