Silk Road

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. 

Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?

• for company
• it was cheaper
• for safety
• it was a law

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. 

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

• language
• religion
• skills
• All of the listed answers

Silk is made from

• It's a secret; nobody actually knows.

• wool

• cotton

• cocoon of a silk worm

Religion was spread on the Silk Road.

• False

• True

What things on the Silk Road came from India?

• Spices, Jade, and Oil
• Iron, Silk, and Gunpowder
• Wool, Walnuts, and Glass
• Cotton, Perfume, and Gold

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

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Llamas in disguise

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
• Airplanes
• Sea Trade on the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea