ss1 quiz 3

What is Marco Polo most known for?

• Exploring the South Pacific
• Exploring Egypt's Nile River
• Traveling to China and the far East
• Discovering North America

What was the trade route between China and Eastern Europe that Marco Polo traveled on called?

• The Desert Road
• The Spice Trail
• The Eastern Path
• The Silk Road

Who was the leader of China during Marco Polo's travels?

• Emperor Zhaozong
• Empress Wen
• Emperor Qin
• Kublai Khan

What impressed Marco Polo about China

• The cities were clean
• The wide roads
• the wealth and luxury
• all the above

Silk is made from

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

The Silk Road is

• one long road from Italy to Beiging
• an intercontinental network of trading routes
• an Asian route were silk is sold  
• a network of short safe passages to China

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Why did travelers on the Silk Road prefer caravans?

• They were faster.
• They were cheaper.
• They were in style.
• They were safer.

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Why did Emperor Qin want to build the wall?

• Protect China from invaders
• Keep his citizens busy
• Punish criminals 
• He was bored

What happened to many of the people who worked on the wall?

• Died in the process
• Well paid for their work
• Treated as heroes
• Killed by invaders

During the Han Dynasty the wall was extended to what desert?

• Sahara
• Sonoran
• Gobi
• Baltic