The Silk Road and Global Exchange

What was the Silk Road?

• A river in China

• A network of multiple routes

• A mountain range in Asia

• A single road connecting Europe and Asia

Who completed the Persian Royal Road?

• Zhang Qian

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Darius the First

What did the Scythians do?

• Built the Great Wall of China

• Invented the compass

• Came in contact with civilizations like Greece and Egypt

• Discovered America

What was one of the goods traded from China to Rome?

• Spices

• Gold

• Silk

• Cotton

Which religion spread from India to China and Japan?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

What technology made long land routes obsolete?

• The steam engine

• The magnetic compass

• The printing press

• The airplane

What did Zhang Qian report to the Han Emperor?

• The discovery of America

• Sophisticated civilizations and prosperous trade

• The invention of the wheel

• The fall of the Roman Empire

What did the Mongolian hordes do to the trade routes?

• Destroyed them

• Protected them

• Rebuilt them

• Ignored them

What was a result of the Age of Exploration?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• Expansion into Africa and the Americas

• The invention of the wheel

• The building of the Great Wall of China

What is an example of modern global interconnectedness?

• The discovery of fire

• Canadian shoppers buying t-shirts made in Bangladesh

• The invention of the printing press

• The building of the pyramids