The Silk Road

Which word best describes the scope of the Silk Road?

• Interminable

• Intergalactic

• Intercontinental

• Interstate

Which of the following contributed most to the completion of the overland Silk Routes?

• The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia

• Trade between small, and neighboring tribes

• China's hunger for foreign goods

• Competition from the maritime silk routes

The Silk Road was named retroactively, in the 19th century. What does "retroactive" mean?

• Applying to something in the past

• Having to do with trade

• Arbitrary or random

• Referring to foreign cultures

Historical records show that silk appeared in Rome in the 1st century B.C.E. This is ________ evidence that the Silk Routes were completed around that time.

• Controversial

• Indirect

• Indisputable

• Scientific

Which of these famous structures owes its existence at least partially to the Silk Road?

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Where would you be most likely to find a city along the Silk Road?

• On top of a high mountain

• In the middle of a desert

• On a remote island

• On the bank of a river

Which of the following examples provides the best analogy for the movement of goods along the Silk Road?

• A waiter bringing food to a table

• An electric signal moving down a wire

• A mail carrier bringing a package to a home

• A runner passing a baton in a relay race

What kind of effect did the Mongol Empire have on the overland Silk Road?

• Destructive

• Incidental

• Minor

• Stabilizing

Place these empires in chronological order: A) Macedonian (Alexander the Great); B) Mongol; C) Han Dynasty

• A,C,B

• B,C,A

• B,A,C

• A,B,C

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• The Silk Road had a significant impact on the history of Asia and Europe

• The Silk Road greatly benefited the civilizations it connected

• The overland Silk Road routes fell into disuse with the fall of the Mongol Empire

• Traffic along the maritime (water) Silk Road routes eclipsed (surpassed) traffic on the overland routes