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The Silk Road Lesson

The Silk Road Lesson

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Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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3 Slides • 11 Questions

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Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for over 1,500 years

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Watch this video

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Multiple Choice

The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
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Gasoline
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Steel
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Gunpowder
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Coal

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Multiple Choice

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Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
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for company
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it was cheaper
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for safety
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it was a law

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Multiple Choice

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About how long was the Silk Road?
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2,000 miles
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1,000 miles
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3,000 miles
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4,000 miles

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Multiple Choice

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Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

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silk

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plastic

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exotic animals

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spices

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Multiple Choice

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Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
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language
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religion
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skills
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All of the listed answers

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Multiple Choice

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The Silk Road was what?
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One road that was the color of silk. 
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A network of roads used for trading.
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A road that only silk was traded on.
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The name of the first road in Asia. 

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Wacth this video

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Multiple Choice

Where do many historians think the plague originated?
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Baghdad
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China
3
Italy

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Multiple Choice

Where/how did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

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Through port cities first because of trade routes.

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The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

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The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

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The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the Black Death spread so quickly throughout Europe?

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doctors ran out of vaccinations for the plague

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doctors ran out of antibiotics for the plague

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doctors had little knowledge of how to cure the disease

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doctors were too sick themselves to help others suffering

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Multiple Choice

The Black Plague was thought to be brought to Western Europe through the —

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trade routes

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Crusades

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Mongol invasions

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Viking raids

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Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Black Death?
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Bubonic Plague
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Smallpox
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Pneumonia
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Chicken Pox

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