China & The Silk Road

What was a major difference between the Qin dynasty and the Han dynasty?

• There were better rulers during the Qin dynasty.

• The Han dynasty lasted much longer.

• The Han dynasty was much smaller.

• There were more inventions during the Qin dynasty.

Which statement describes how the Silk Road impacted societies within Afro-Eurasia?

• Disease declined.

• Societies expanded.

• Militaries expanded.

• Gender hierarchies declined.

Why were the nomadic people of Central Asia an important factor in the expansion of the Silk Road?

• They never stopped to temporarily settle down in a city.

• They were more violent than other groups.

• They were more susceptible to disease.

• They were good at moving goods across trade routes.

What made silk valuable?

• Syrian wool was too itchy.

• Indian cotton was too expensive.

• Only the Romans wanted to buy it.

• Only the Chinese knew how to make it.

What is an example of a cultural effect that trade had on the peoples that used the Silk Road?

• China became wealthy trading silk.

• Rome became powerful trading jade.

• Buddhism spread from India and China.

• Disease spread from China to Rome.

This map shows that the Silk Road

• crossed both Africa and Asia.

• was located primarily in Asia.

• followed a single route.

• started in Khotan.

This map would best be used to

• identify the location of the last battle Alexander the Great fought in.

• map the spread of Buddhism from India to China.

• trace the possible origin of an artifact found in Samarkand.

• identify over-water trade routes.

One effect of the historical development depicted in the map was

• cultural diffusion between people in the Middle East and China.

• the Persian conquest of China.

• the spread of Hindu beliefs to Europe.

• the isolation of Khotan.

From which dynasty does China get its name?

• Qin

• Zhou

• Han

• Shang

The modern Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What do scholars believe the word suggests about life during the Shang dynasty?

• That the Shang people traded a great deal. 

• That the Shang people were the first to trade. 

• That the Shang people traded jade and bronze. 

• That the shang people were mostly farmers.