Silk Road Stations Review

True or False: The Silk Road was not one road but a series of interconnected roads?

• True

• False

Which statement is not true about the Taklimakan Desert?

• It had poisonous snakes.

• It had high mountains.

• Not much water to be found there.

• Extremely warm and cold temperatures.

How did caravans try to protect themselves on the Silk Road?

• The brought large armies with them.

• The armed themselves with guns.

• The brought body guards.

• They had fast horses to run away from trouble.

What disease was carried from place to place on the Silk Road?

• The Black Death

• Covid 19

• Small Pox

• Measles

Which good was not traded on the Silk Road before the 1500s?

• Porcelain

• Paper

• Spices

• Tomatoes

What two types of technology did the Chinese not want the rest of the world to know about

• How to make noodles and rice.

• How to make porcelain and silk.

• How to make fireworks and ships.

• How to make tea and perfume.

What is an example of cultural diffusion?

• People in Italy learning how to make pasta from the Chinese.

• Buddhism becoming adopted throughout parts of Asia.

• People in China purchasing beautiful rugs from Persia.

• All of these are examples of cultural diffusion.

True of False: Most merchants on the Silk Road traveled the full length of the road.

• True

• False

What animal was most used on the Silk Road because it could travel through deserts and up mountains.

• Horses

• Llamas

• Cattle

• Camels

How many days could camels go without water?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20