Silk Road Notes

Multiple Choice

What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?

• Hinduism
• Vishnu
• Caste
• Moksha

Review Questions!

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?

• maya
• reincarnation
• recluse
• dharma

Multiple Choice

What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?

• Ten Commandments
• Shar'ia Law
• The Four Noble Truths
• The Five Noble Truths

Multiple Choice

According to Buddha's teaching why do people suffer? 

• People suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction. 
• People suffer because they are mean. 
• People suffer because they don't go to school. 
• People suffer because they want to. 

Multiple Choice

Which belief is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists? 

• Each soul is reincarnated after death.
• Everyone has  the same social status.
• People must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
• Material wealth shows you have the blessings of the gods.

Multiple Choice

Who was the founder of Buddhism? 

• Confucius
• Ashoka
• Siddhartha Guatama
• Attilla

Multiple Choice

Asoka was considered to be the greatest ruler of which empire?

• Mauryan

• Gupta

• Kushan

• Roman

Match

Match the Chinese ideology to its description.

• A philosophy where the key to maintaining society and order is through emphasizing traditional social relationships.

• A philosophy that promotes the idea that human beings are evil by nature and can be brought to the correct path only through harsh laws.

• A philosophy that promotes harmony and unity with nature; it teaches that intervening in life’s events causes conflict and destruction.

Confucianism

Legalism

Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

Multiple Choice

Used by the Ancient Chinese to contact ancestors

• Oracle Bones

• Loess

• Monsoons

• Untouchables

Copy the map on the next slide into your notebook

Multiple Select

What were the major cities along the Silk Road as depicted in the map?

• Persia

• Antioch

• Xi'an

• Guangzhou

Multiple Select

What factors contributed to stability in classical civilizations that facilitated trade?

• Classical civilizations develop stability

• Governments in China, India, and the Mediterranean provide order and safety

• Stability allowed traders and travelers to move safely between regions

• Technology was developed that made trade easier

Multiple Select

During a The Han dynasty, a network of roads played an important role because they 

• brought a region into a global trade network.

• discouraged cultural exchange

• allowed the region to export goods and ideas to neighboring areas.

• helped to protect the region from invaders.

Multiple Select

Why was silk considered valuable?

• Luxurious fabric spun from cocoons of mulberry tree-eating worms

• Process for making silk was a closely guarded Chinese secret

• It was highly coveted and very valuable

• It was rare and extremely difficult to make

Multiple Choice

What goods were traded from the East to Europe?

• Spices, jade, and porcelain

• Olive oil and wine

• Precious metals and ivory

• Horses and cloth

Multiple Choice

What was the main form of transport in the desert?

• Horses

• Camels

• Donkeys

• Cars

Multiple Select

What were the challenges faced by merchants traveling the Silk Road?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Bandits

• Lack of Resources

Multiple Choice

What were caravanserais formed for along the Silk Road?

• To provide food and safety

• To serve as marketplaces

• To offer lodging for religious journeys

• To facilitate trade agreements

Multiple Choice

Caravanserais were found upon several trade routes, but were best known on the Silk Road. What are Caravanserais?

• An Open Air Markets

• An Oasis

• A place of rest

• A Mosque

Multiple Select

What factors contributed to the development of villages according to the image?

• Caravanserais growing into new settlements

• Development of early professional merchants

• Rulers profiting from trade and creating currencies

• Consistent warfare and invasion

Multiple Select

Which of the following contributions from India had a significant impact on the world?

• Buddhism

• The concept of '0'

• Hinduism

• Islam

Multiple Select

Which of the following contributions are associated with the Middle Eastern region?

• Advanced medicine and surgery

• Advanced Algebra

• Zoroastrianism

• Taoism

Multiple Select

What were the inventions of the Chinese that were exposed to the rest of the world?

• Paper

• Compass

• Gunpowder

• Wool

Multiple Select

Which of the following were contributions of the Byzantine Empire?

• Christianity

• Arts and relics

• Justinian’s Code

• Decimal System

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Silk Road in terms of cultural exchange?

• It was a trade route for spices only

• It facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas

• It was only used for military purposes

• It connected only two countries