Silk Road, 2.1 AP World

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

• Horses

• Elephants

• Llamas

• Camels

A Chinese ship made for hauling cargo.

• Dhow

• Caravel

• Junk

Caravanserais were best known on the Silk Road. What are Caravanserais?

• Air Markets

• Oasis

• Place of Rest

• Mosque

Trade city in Western China that was a popular trading post on the Silk Road from 1200-1450.

• Kashghar

• Samarkand

• Beijing

Which was not a contribution of the Chinese?

• Compass

• Gunpowder

• Lanteen Sale

• Silk

If not by land, merchants could trade using...

• Mountainous routes through the Himalayas

• Sailing east from China across the Pacific Ocean, then across the Atlantic Ocean, then reaching Europe

• Sea Trade on the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea

True or False? Most merchants traveled the entire length of the Silk Road.

• True

• False

The western end of the Silk Road connected to the

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

What was the main reason why traders crossed the desert traveling in caravans?

• to make it easier to carry heavy goods

• to make it safer to travel

• to have more people to hunt camels

Which of the following would most likely have been the greatest danger to traders crossing the Taklimakan Desert?

• sandstorms

• camels

• floods