Silk Road review

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. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?

• Wild fires would break out.
• bandits
• lack of water
• bad weather

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why did people travel in caravans?

• for company

• it was cheaper

• for safety

• it was a law

About how long was the Silk Road?

• 2,000 miles
• 1,000 miles
• 3,000 miles
• 4,000 miles

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. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

• silk
• plastic
• exotic animals
• silver

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why did China build the Great Wall?

• To increase tourism
• To decrease stone stockpiles (too many rocks were piling up)
• To protect China from being invaded by Japan
• To protect traders from thieves and bandits

What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Llamas in disguise

Which was NOT a danger along the Silk Road?

• Sandstorms (in the central, arid part of the Silk Road)
• Bandits in places far from the controls of empires
• Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! (In the more forested western and eastern parts of the Silk Road)
• Buddhism, which helped people find inner peace