The Silk Road

People who traveled along the ancient Silk Road used to travel using:

• Caravan

• Hordes

• Rickshaws

Which continents were connected by the Silk Road?

• Americas

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Which of the following religions spread across East Asia via the Silk Road?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Sikhism

Which of the following inventions were passed on from Asia to Europe through the Silk Road?

• Compass

• Crossbow

• Glassmaking

• Gunpowder

TRUE or FALSE: The Silk Road was composed of a single road from China through the Middle East into Europe

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The Silk Road is only composed of land routes

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the Silk Road?

• A road made of silk

• A network of trade routes from China to Europe

• A network of trade routes from North America to Antarctica

• A network of trade routes from China to Australia

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

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

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

Which of these is an example of an idea spread by the Silk Road?

• silkworms

• glassware

• Buddhism

• spices

Chinese explorer Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road because

• he helped the Chinese form an alliance against their northern enemy, the Huns.

• he was the first person to introduce grapes to China

• he opened the way for trade between China and its western neighbors

• he led teams of peasants who worked to build the Silk Road