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WorksheetsSilk Road Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.
Originally, the Great Wall of China was built to protect caravans and thereby encourage _________.
Originally, the Great Wall of China was built to protect caravans and thereby encourage _________.
a)
caravan
b)
dromedary camel
c)
barrier
d)
trade
2.
A valuable cloth originally made only in China from threads spun by silkworm caterpillars.
Her purple sari is made from real _____.
Her purple sari is made from real _____.
a)
barrier
b)
caravan
c)
silk
d)
Bactrian camel
camel
camel
3.
A path that must be followed to get to a place.
The caravan was robbed while on the main _______to the city of Palmyra.
The caravan was robbed while on the main _______to the city of Palmyra.
a)
caravan
b)
route
c)
trade
d)
barrier
4.
Something that blocks the way, an obstacle.
The desire to see new, mysterious lands and acquire goods, led trade caravans to overcome natural ________ such as tall mountains and vast deserts.
The desire to see new, mysterious lands and acquire goods, led trade caravans to overcome natural ________ such as tall mountains and vast deserts.
a)
barriers
b)
caravan
c)
trade
d)
route
5.
Criminals who attack and steal from travelers.
The caravan was set upon by _______ after leaving the protection of the Great Wall.
The caravan was set upon by _______ after leaving the protection of the Great Wall.
a)
trade
b)
silk
c)
caravan
d)
bandits
6.
A group of traders traveling together.
Who will be chosen to lead the next ______?
Who will be chosen to lead the next ______?
a)
caravan
b)
trade
c)
oasis
d)
mirage
7.
A small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
The caravan stopped at the ______ for food, water and entertainment.
The caravan stopped at the ______ for food, water and entertainment.
a)
caravan
b)
barrier
c)
oasis
d)
bactrian camel
8.
An optical effect that is sometimes seen in the desert, or over hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water.
They thought they had come to a desert oasis, but it was only a _________.
They thought they had come to a desert oasis, but it was only a _________.
a)
caravan
b)
mirage
c)
dromedary camel
d)
oasis
9.
A camel, also known as the Arabian camel, with a single hump on its back.
The _____________ carried people and goods across the desert.
The _____________ carried people and goods across the desert.
a)
dromedary camel
b)
bactrian camel
c)
caravan
d)
mirage
10.
A camel with two humps on its back.
The __________ carried people and goods across the desert.
The __________ carried people and goods across the desert.
a)
dromedary camel
b)
bactrian camel
c)
caravan
d)
trade
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