TedEd - The Silk Road

What was the Silk Road primarily known for?

• A single, paved road connecting Europe and Asia

• A network of trade routes connecting different civilizations

• A military highway used for invasions

• A series of isolated settlements in river valleys

What was a notable trade exchange between China and Rome during the Silk Road era?

• Roman spices for Chinese tea.

• Chinese silk for Roman gold, leading to a ban on silk in Rome.

• Chinese porcelain for Roman olive oil.

• Roman iron for Chinese paper.

What two major world religions spread along the Silk Roads?

• Judaism and Christianity

• Buddhism and Islam
• Hinduism and Judaism

• Hinduism and Christianity

What Chinese military invention/technology spread along silk roads to the Mughal and Ottoman empires?

• Gunpowder
• Submarines

• Chariots
• Land Mines

What major development eventually led to the decline of the traditional Silk Road land routes?

• A series of devastating natural disasters.

• The invention of the printing press.

• New maritime technologies and the search for sea routes to the East.

• A global economic depression.