The Silk Road

What is the Silk Road?

• a network of trade routes connecting the East to the West

• a network of roads without a speed limit

• a network of underground tunnels to smuggle in illegal products

• a network of satellites to spy on other nations

Why was it called the Silk Road?

• Silk was everyone's least favorite product.

• Silk was the product that everyone wanted from China.

• Silk was the most expensive item.

• Silk was the easiest item to get.

Which coastal city would have been important for both land and sea routes?

• Delhi

• Hami

• Bukhara

• Shanghai

True or False: The Silk Road was only on land.

• True

• False

Which two modern day countries were connected by the Silk Road?

• China and Sudan

• India and Mongolia

• China and India

• Rome and Germany

The continents of ​ ​____ ,​ ____ , ​____ and are all connected by The Silk Road.

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Antarctica

• North America

True or False. Without the Silk Road, ancient civilizations would have been able to develop the same technologies easily and develop prosperous trade relationships.

• True

• False

True or False. Historians see the Silk Road as having social, political, and economic impacts.

• True

• False

True or False. The Silk Road connected every region of the Ancient World.

• True

• False

True or false. The Silk Road was an example of international trade.

• True

• False