Silk Road Challenge

1. Where is the Gobi Desert located?

• A. Middle East (Afghanistan-Turkmenistan)

• B. Northern China-South Mongolia

• C. Turkey

• D. Uzbekistan

Which dynasty stopped the trading between European and Asian?

• A. Safavid Dynasty

• B. Ottoman Empire

• C. Bharata Dynasty

• D. Abbasid Empire

Which instrument came from China?

• A. Santoor

• B. Ghanoon

• C. Pipa

• D. Kamancheh

During which Ancient Chinese dynasty did the Silk Road reach its peak?

• A. Shang Dynasty (1600 BCE - 1046 BCE)

• B. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644):

• C. Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• D. Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

What goods were traded along the Silk Road?

• A. Jade

• B. Silk

• C. Horses

• D. All of the above

1. A paved highway through central China used by Ancient Chinese emperors.

• A. Which of the following statements best describes the Silk Road?

• 1. B. A short road covered with silk between the emperor’s house and his palace.

• 1. C. A number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe.

• 1. D. The road between the silk factories and the capital of Ancient China.

  Which two regions were connected by the Silk Road?

• A. East Asia and South America

• B. Europe and Africa

• C. China and India

• D. Central Asia and the Mediterranean

1. What was the impact of the Silk Road on the spread of religions?

• A. It facilitated the spread of Buddhism to China

• B. It facilitated the spread of Buddhism to China

• C. It introduced Hinduism to Central Asia

  
  

• D. All of the above

What caused the decline of the Silk Road as a major trade route?

• A. The rise of maritime trade routes

• B. Political instability in Central Asia

• C. The collapse of the Mongol Empire

  
  

• D. All of the above

Where is the Buddha of Bamiyan?

• A. Pakistan

• B. Afghanistan

• C. China

• D. Japan