Silk Road

The Silk Road crossed parts of Europe and ____.

• Asia

• North America

• South America

The Silk Road was soft and smooth; it was made of silk.

• True

• False

Check the two statements below that are true statements.

• Sandstorms, intense heat in places along the road, and bandits along the routes were three dangers that travelers faced.

• The route was approximately 1,000 miles long.

• Trading posts and markets were located along the route of the Silk Road.

• Invaders were not able to get by the Great Wall that was built to protect China.

The Romans mostly used gold to pay for goods that they bought.

• True

• False

The Silk Road was actually a route that was made of many roads that formed a trade network.

• True

• False

The Silk Road included many cultures: Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, and Indian cultures.

• True

• False

Which religion, which originated in India, was brought by travelers from India to China and Japan?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Select the best definition for the underlined term.

"The Silk Road was an international trade network."

• trade within a single country

• relating to, or affecting, two or more nations or countries

Select the best definition for the underlined term.

"Traders exchanged horses and cotton for silk and jade."

• banned

• grew

• manufactured

• traded

Select the best definition for the underlined term.

"Gold was considered to be a valuable commodity."

• invention

• value

• a raw material or product that can be bought and sold