DYNAMITE BADGE - Chinese Innovation

What invention did China share most successfully along the Silk Road?

• Tea

• Compass

• Silk

• Clothing

What was one major effect of the Silk Road on Europe?

• It led to a decrease in cultural exchange between Europe and Asia.

• It contributed to economic growth and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia.

• It caused an increase in trade between Europe and the Middle East.

• It had no impact on European society.

Why did the Chinese want to keep the methods of making silk a secret?

• To prevent other countries from trading with them.

• To share their cultural heritage with other countries.

• To encourage friendly relations with neighboring nations.

• To maintain a monopoly on silk production and increase its value.

What did Mongolian hordes do with the trade routes along the Silk Road?

• Protected them and created safe passages.

• They built new roads to improve trade.

• They disrupted trade and sometimes attacked caravans.

• They encouraged cultural exchanges between them and their allies.

Other than trading goods, what was another benefit of the Silk Road?

• The ability to encourage isolation.

• The spread of new inventions and religions.

• The ability for Empires to conquer weaker neighbors.

• The ability for China to get everyone's resources.

The European explorers that visited Asia through the Silk Road sparked the_______.

• Age of Science

• Age of Religion

• Age of Advancement

• Age of Exploration

The Silk road was a single road from Europe to Asia.

• True

• False

Why didn't people travel much during ancient times?

• They preferred to stay isolated.

• They didn't have a lot of education or knowledge to travel.

• The geography around them stopped them from traveling.

• They often were scared of nearby enemies.

The nomadic tribes helped spread goods, ideas, and _________ between cultures that had no direct contact.

• Technology

• Resources

• Monetary Wealth

• Science

Trade networks of the Silk Road expanded east because of the conquests by _____ .

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• The Mongolians (Genghis Khan)