Ancient China

Which products did China trade to India along the Silk Road?

• silk and fine dishware

• silk and glassware

• silk and carpets

• silk and asbestos

Which of these is an example of diffusion?

• China becoming wealthy by trading silk

• Marco Polo learning to speak Mongolian on his travels

• Different animals carrying goods on different parts of the route

• Bandits attacking and robbing travelers on the Silk Road

Why did the Roman Emperor outlaw the wearing of silk?

• so he could be the only one who could wear it

• to prevent gold from leaving the Roman Empire so quickly

• to raise the value of Roman glassware

• to prevent Roman men from looking weak and soft

Who actually built the Great Wall?

• Qin Shihuangdi

• forced labor

• Zhang Qian

• the Han Dynasty

What is a path followed by traders called?

• trade route

• Silk Road

• diffusion

• Great Wall

Which system of laws influenced Qin Shihuangdi's rule?

• Feudalism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

What did Qin promote by standardizing weights and measures?

• trade

• the Silk Road

• legalism

• education

Why did Qin execute Confucian scholars and burn their books?

• They didn't want the Great Wall

• They believed in leading by good example and not strict laws

• They believed Qin should be nicer to his mom

• They attacked his son

Why was Zhang Qian called the Father of the Silk Road?

• he brought back horses

• he learned Mongolian

• he brought back word of other cultures

• he had a lot of wives from other cultures

Why did people travel in caravans on the Silk Road?

• to prevent sandstorms

• to protect each other

• to lower the cost

• to have more supplies as they traveled