Silk Road!!

What product was the Silk Road named after?

• Tea

• Spices

• Silk

• Gold

What motivated the creation of the Silk Road?

• Desire for luxury goods

• Diverse and harsh landscape

• Military conquests

• Religious missions

What legacy did the Silk Road leave behind?

• Spread of diseases

• Exchange of diverse cultures, goods, and ideas

• Decline of empires

• Rise of isolationism

What challenges did early travelers along the Silk Roads face?

• Lack of routes

• Treacherous terrains and obstacles

• Smooth and easy paths

• Nomadic support

In which city did significant advancements occur in arts and sciences during the early Islamic Caliphate along the Silk Road?

• Baghdad

• Cairo

• Istanbul

• Damascus

What played a significant role in maintaining the ancient Silk Road?

• Religious institutions

• Independent merchants

• Nomadic tribes

• State power

What was the Chinese secret?

• How to make cotton.

• How to make fabric.

• How to grow silk worms.

• How to make silk.

True or False?

Nomadic groups played a significant role in the movement of goods along the Silk Roads.

• True

• False

Under the Mongols, there is evidence of East Asian and ______ connections.

• Islamic

• West African

• European

• Indian

What significant commercial inovations occured as a response to increased trade in the Silk Road?

• Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash

• Monsoons, the compass and increased litteracy

• the spread of Buddhism and Islam

• all of the above