Global Trade History

1. At the very beginning of building civilizations, what was the first extensive trade route made of?

• The first extensive trade route was up and down the great rivers.

• The first extensive trade route was back and forth between caves that cavemen lived in.

• The first extensive trade route was up and down Africa because that's where the first people lived.

• The first extensive trade route was between shipping ports on the Mediterranean Sea.

Define: Imports

• Goods and services that a country produces and sells to another country.

• Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

Define: Exports

• Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

• Goods that a country produces and sells to another country.

What was the Silk Road?

• One road that was the color of silk.

• A network of roads used for trading.

• A road that only silk was traded on.

• The name of the first road in Asia.

What was the Chinese secret?

• How to make cotton.
• How to make fabric.
• How to grow silk worms.
• How to make silk.

Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?

• Wild fires

• Bandits

• Lack of water

• Bad weather

Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?

• for company
• it was cheaper
• for safety
• it was a law

About how long was the Silk Road?

• 2,000 miles
• 1,000 miles
• 3,000 miles
• 4,000 miles

Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?

• It brought Silk to Europe.

• Marco Polo used the Silk Road.

• It was the first time Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.

• It was so long ago.

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

• silk

• plastic

• exotic animals

• spices