The Silk Road

What is the Silk Road?

• A modern-day transportation system

• A single road connecting London and Hong Kong

• A trade route between China and Rome

• A network of routes connecting settlements along a 5,000 mile stretch

What allowed goods and messages to travel faster along the Persian Royal Road?

• Airplanes

• Horse-drawn carriages

• Regular relay points

• Fast ships

Which civilization's conquest led to the expansion of the Silk Road into Central Asia?

• Greece

• Egypt

• Persia

• India

Who was the ambassador that returned to the Han Emperor with tales of civilizations and trade beyond the western borders?

• Darius the First

• Alexander the Great

• Zhang Qian

• Samarkand

What goods were traded between China and Rome?

• Crossbows and gunpowder

• Gold and glassware

• Silk and jade for horses and cotton

• T-shirts and television shows

Which religion migrated from India to become the dominant religion in China and Japan?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Sikhism

What technology made long land routes obsolete?

• Caravans

• Magnetic compass

• Super sonic vehicles

• Communication cables

What led to the Age of Exploration and expansion into Africa and the Americas?

• The collapse of Mongol rule

• China's withdrawal from international trade

• New maritime routes

• The Silk Road

What impact does globalization have on culture and economy?

• Indisputable impact

• Negative impact

• No impact

• Positive impact

What were the mountains, deserts, and oceans that once separated people now circumvented by?

• Communication cables

• Space signals

• Super sonic vehicles

• Caravans