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. 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Llamas in disguise

Which person was a famous trader on the Silk Road who brought the noodle back to Italy?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo
• Christopher Coulombs
• Admiral Zheng He

The 2 part legacy of the Silk Road: the spread of goods and ideas and the connected-ness of cultures.

• War and Peace
• Feast and Famine
• Cultural Diffusion and Globalizaiton
• Wet Monsoon and Dry Monsoon

 What is this place that allows for rest and water in massive deserts? (And is usually created by natural springs!)

• Plateau
• Archipelago
• Oasis
• Mountain

The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.

• Gasoline
• Steel
• Gunpowder
• Coal