quiz 3

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 disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?

• Chicken Pox
• Flu
• Dehydration 
• Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

• language
• religion
• skills
• All of the listed answers

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The Silk Road was what?

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

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What is nirvana?

• the state of enlightenment for Buddhists

• goods or money given to the poor

• a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha

• someone who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation

What is the Middle Path?

• A life of moderation
• A state of no more suffering
• Right thought
• Right concentration

According to Buddhist tradition, what happened to make Prince Siddhartha Gautama walk away from the comforts of princely life?

• Siddhartha's father wanted him to be a great religious leader so he encouraged him to leave.
• His father kicked him out and said he no longer wanted Siddhartha to be king someday.
• Siddhartha left the palace and saw all the joy in the world.  He wanted to be a part of it.
• At age 29, he saw the pain and suffering of the world and was shocked.  He left his comfortable life in search of a greater truth.

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

• maya
• reincarnation
• recluse
• dharma

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

• Hinduism
• Vishnu
• Caste
• Moksha

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• henotheism

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