The Silk Road- Lesson 24 Quiz

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 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 than a thousand years.

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires.

Chinese explorer Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road because

• he helped the Chinese form an alliance against their northern enemy, the Huns

• he was the first person to introduce grapes to China

• he opened the way for trade between China and its western neighbors

• he led teams of peasants who worked to build the Silk Road

In ancient times, silk was a valuable good for China to trade because

• the journey eastward to obtain it was dangerous

• it wore out quickly and had to be replaced

• only the Chinese knew how to make it

• it could be made into colorful silk banners

Which of the following Roman products was most valued by the Chinese?

• togas

• banners

• horses

• glassware

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

• sandstorms

• camels

• floods

• oases

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

• to have more people to look for water

Which of the following goods came to China from India?

• grapes

• silk

• china dishware

• spices

Two products the Romans exchanged for Chinese silk were glassware and

• gold

• carpets

• camels

• yaks

At the western end of the Silk Road, how were goods moved from ports on the Mediterranean such as Antioch?

• by ships

• by camels

• by elephants

• by donkeys