The Silk Road -Test Your Knowledge

Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Road?

• A paved highway through central China used by the Ancient Chinese emperors

• A number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe

• A short road covered with silk between the emperor`s house and his palace

• The road between the silk factories and the capital of Ancient China where you could buy the silk

True or False: Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road, carrying their goods from one end to the other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the most popular way to travel along the route?

• On specially made chariots from Egypt

• In a caravan of camels

• By foot

• Alone on a horse

What sorts of things were traded along the Silk Road?

• Silk

• Spices

• Porcelain

• Salt

• All of the above

Where did the Silk Road get its name?

• From the silk that the Romans sold to the East

• From the smoothness

• From the silk that China sold to the rest of the world

• From the silk worms that infested much of the route

What deadly disease is thought to have traveled to Europe along the Silk Road?

• The bubonic plague

• Cancer

• Coronavirus

• Malaria

What famous explorer is thought to have traveled along the Silk Road on his way to China?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.

• imported
• explored
• implored
• exported

Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?

• new ideas

• religions

• diseases

• all of the above

What is a caravan?

• a van that drives like a car
• a car almost as big as a van
• a group of people traveling together
• a group of cars parked together

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