The Silk Road

What is the Silk Road?

• A road in South America

• A series of routes for trade connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean

• A trade route connecting East and West America

• A road known for its smoothness

The Silk Road covered ______ kilometers of land

• 60

• 600

• 500

• 4000

The Silk Road gets its name from Chinese merchants exporting _______.

• Spices

• Gold

• Silk

• Metals

True or False? Parts of the Great Wall of China were built to protect traders along the Silk Road from bandits and robbers.

• True

• False

Traders travelled along the silk road in groups called ______?

• Groupies

• Roadies

• Caravans

• Schools

Which animal did the traders use for transport along the Silk Road?

• Horses

• Donkeys

• Elephants

• Camels

True or False? Over time, traders found routes via the water on ships because the Silk Road became too dangerous.

• True

• False

True or False? Historians say the Silk Road was one of the first examples of Globalization?

• True

• False