silk roads

The Silk Road was an actual road that ran from China to Rome.

• True

• False

Silk Road trade routes only crossed land, and NOT water.

• True

• False

How did the Silk Road get its name?

• Because it was very soft.

• Because Rome loved silk.

• Because everyone knew how to make silk and sell it.

• Because silk was the most valuable trade item sold on the Silk Road.

Trade on the Silk Road expanded during this Dynasty.

• Sui

• Tang

• Han

• Shang

Sending a trade item to another country to sell.

• Ancestor

• Export

• Pictograph

• Import

Why was the Silk Road important?

• Helped move trade goods.

• Created wealth & jobs.

• Helped spread culture & ideas.

• All of the above.

The trade route that connected China and Ancient Rome.

• The Silk Road
• The Cotton Trail
• The Sea Route
• The Great Canal

The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.

• Gasoline
• Steel
• Gunpowder
• Coal

Silk is made from

• fiber from silkworm cocoons 
• the unhatched moths 
• mulberry leaf cocoons
• the hatched moths from silkworm cocoons

What is a caravan?

• a van that drives like a car
• a car almost as big as a van
• a group of people traveling together
• a group of cars parked together