Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?

• languages

• religions

• diseases

• all of the above

This is the business of buying and selling or exchanging items.

• caravan

• dromedary camel

• barrier

• trade

The Silk Road crossed___________

• A. North and South America
• B. Europe, South America, and Africa
• C. Asia, Europe, and Antarctica
• D. Africa, Europe, and Asia

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. 

What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?

• Chicken Pox
• Flu
• Dehydration 
• Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

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

What is an "import"?

• goods sent out of a country

• goods brought into a country

What is an "export"?

• goods sent out of a country

• goods brought into a country

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

How did trade along the Silk Road affect many of the countries that participated?

• The exchange of goods led to economic growth.

• The hazards promoted cooperation between countries.

• conflict led to advancements in weapons development.

• The cultural exchange destroyed local traditions.