The Silk Road 7th Grade 2020

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.

Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?

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

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Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?

• for company
• it was cheaper
• for safety
• it was a law

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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. 

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Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

• silk

• plastic

• exotic animals

• spices

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

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

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Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?

• a single road that extended across Asia

• a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe

• a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China

• a network of trade routes that extended across Asia

The western end of the Silk Road connected to the

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

• it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires