CCWH#09 The Silk Road & Ancient Trade

What product used as an example at the beginning of the episode of the interconnectedness of trade in our modern world?

• The production of a t-shirt.

• The production of food.

• The production of automobiles.

• The production of Crash Course videos.

According to this episode how did the Silk Road change the world?

• It radically expanded the scope and scale of trade.

• It introduced new luxury goods to new regions of the ancient world.

• The connections formed by unknown merchants arguably changed the world more than any political or religious leader.

• All of the above.

Which of the following describe the Silk Road?

• It was a route that connected the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia.

• It was a route that connected Central Asia to China.

• It was an ocean route that connected East Africa with India

• It was an ocean route that connected India and China

Which is likely the better description of the Silk Road?

• A trade route.

• A trade network

Which more often traveled further on the Silk Road?

• Goods

• People

• Animals

• Merchants

Where did the majority of silk come from in the ancient world?

• China

• Vietnam

• The Khmer Empire

• Africa

With the growth of the Silk Road what region became more important for the first time in our study of World History?

• Central Asia

• South Asia

• East Asia

• The Middle East

This empire became a huge trading hub due to Silk Road Trade?

• The Kushan Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Mughal

• The Frankish Empire

What group of people became hugely important with the Silk Road Trade?

• Nomadic people

• Seafaring people

• Towns people

• Slaves

Which empire tried to band silk multiple times as many Senators complained about trade imbalances and inadequately modest dress of its citizens.

• Rome

• Sparta

• Athens

• Kiev