The Silk Road

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What was the Age of Exploration?

• A period of devastating plagues in Europe

• A time when Europeans traveled the world in search of trade

• An inn along the Silk Road in Asia and North Africa

• A cloth or woven fabric

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What is a caravan?

• A group of people who travel together for safety and companionship

• An inn with a central courtyard often found in the desert

• A soft, strong fiber spun by some moth larvae, spiders, and other animals

• A path followed by merchants or explorers to exchange goods and services

Open Ended

Describe the silk road in one sentence.

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A trade route is a...

• A walk in the woods

• An ancient path followed by merchants or explorers to exchange goods and services.

• The part of a plant that absorbs nutrients from the ground

• A fabric made of woven materials

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A network of trade routes that stretched for more than 4,000 miles across Asia.

• Silk Road

• Trade Route

• Cultural Diffusion

• caravan

Caravan

A group of people traveling together

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The western end of the Silk Road connected to the

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

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Which of these is an example of an idea spread by the Silk Road?

• silkworms

• glassware

• Buddhism

• spices

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Chinese explorer Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road because

• he helped the Chinese form an alliance against their northern enemy, the Huns

• he was the first person to introduce grapes to China

• he opened the way for trade between China and its western neighbors

• he led teams of peasants who worked to build the Silk Road

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In ancient times, silk was a valuable good for China to trade because

• the journey eastward to obtain it was dangerous

• it wore out quickly and had to be replaced

• only the Chinese knew how to make it

• it could be made into colorful silk banners

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Silk is a fiber that comes from

• silk plants

• silkworm cocoons

• silk leaves

• all of the above

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Which of the following Roman products was most valued by the Chinese?

• togas

• banners

• horses

• glassware

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The Great Wall of China lay to the north of part of the Eastern Silk Road. How did the Great Wall affect travelers on the Silk Road?

• Travelers had to climb over the Great Wall to continue their journey.

• Travelers walked on the Great Wall to continue their journey.

• The Great Wall prevented travelers from continuing their journey.

• The Great Wall gave protection against bandits from the north.

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What was the main reason why traders crossed the desert traveling in caravans?

• to make it easier to carry heavy goods

• to make it safer to travel

• to have more people to hunt camels

• to have more people to look for water

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Which of the following goods came to China from India?

• horses

• silk

• china dishware

• spices

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Which physical feature made it most difficult for traders to travel the Western Silk Road?

• valleys

• plateaus

• mountains

• rivers

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Which part of the Silk Road was known as the "trail of bones"?

• the Syrian Desert

• the Tigris River

• the Pamir Mountains

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Two products the Romans exchanged for Chinese silk were glassware and

• gold

• carpets

• camels

• yaks

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How did trade on the Silk Road affect what people ate in China?

• Trade limited new foods in China.

• Trade brought new foods to China.

• Trade caused Chinese people to stop eating fruit.

• Trade caused food shortages in China.

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What does it mean when a country imports goods?

• The country sends goods to other countries.

• The country buys goods from just one other country.

• The country sells goods to other countries.

• The country brings goods in from other countries.

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Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?

• for company
• it was cheaper
• for safety
• it was a law

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Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?

• It brought Silk to Europe.
• Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
• It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
• It was so long ago. 

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What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Llamas in disguise

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Which person was a famous trader on the Silk Road who brought the noodle back to Italy?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo
• Christopher Coulombs
• Admiral Zheng He

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One reason the Silk Road was important is

• It allowed Europe to trade silk
• Chinese population increased
• It created more farmland
• It connected previously isolated cultures

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Silk is made from

• fiber from silkworm cocoons 
• the unhatched moths from silkworm cocoons
• mulberry leaf cocoons
• the hatched moths from silkworm cocoons