The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade - Shannon Harris Castelo

What was a major challenge for early agricultural civilizations in expanding their reach?

• Lack of advanced farming tools.

• Fear of unknown diseases.

• Surrounding mountains, deserts, and rivers.

• Absence of strong leaders.

How did nomadic tribes contribute to the early exchange of goods and ideas between different cultures?

• They built large cities that served as trading hubs.

• They acted as intermediaries, spreading items and knowledge between groups without direct contact.

• They invented new forms of currency for trade.

• They established permanent settlements along trade routes.

Besides physical goods, what else was exchanged along the Silk Road?

• Only food and water supplies.

• Only military strategies and weapons.

• Traditions, innovations, ideologies, and languages.

• Only precious metals and jewels.

What was a primary reason for the decline of the Silk Road's dominance in global trade?

• Increased warfare and conflicts along the routes.

• The discovery of new land routes across continents.

• The development of new maritime technologies and sea routes.

• A decrease in demand for exotic goods.