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WorksheetsSilk Road Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk.
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia.
2.
Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?
a)
Wild fires would break out.
b)
bandits
c)
lack of water
d)
bad weather
3.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
4.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
5.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago.
6.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
7.
Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
silk
b)
plastic
c)
exotic animals
d)
silver
8.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
9.
What things on the Silk Road came from India?
a)
Spices, Jade, and Oil
b)
Iron, Silk, and Gunpowder
c)
Wool, Walnuts, and Glass
d)
Cotton, Perfume, and Gold
10.
Why did China build the Great Wall?
a)
To increase tourism
b)
To decrease stone stockpiles (too many rocks were piling up)
c)
To protect China from being invaded by Japan
d)
To protect traders from thieves and bandits
11.
What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Llamas in disguise
12.
Which person was a famous trader on the Silk Road who brought the noodle back to Italy?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Christopher Coulombs
d)
Admiral Zheng He
13.
The 2 part legacy of the Silk Road: the spread of goods and ideas and the connected-ness of cultures.
a)
War and Peace
b)
Feast and Famine
c)
Cultural Diffusion and Globalizaiton
d)
Wet Monsoon and Dry Monsoon
14.
Which was NOT a danger along the Silk Road?
a)
Sandstorms (in the central, arid part of the Silk Road)
b)
Bandits in places far from the controls of empires
c)
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! (In the more forested western and eastern parts of the Silk Road)
d)
Buddhism, which helped people find inner peace
15.
Which of these cities was the ancient capital of China, and the eastern end of the Silk Road.
a)
Antioch, Turkey
b)
Chang'an, eastern China
c)
Kashgar, western China
d)
Rome, Italy
16.
What is this place that allows for rest and water in massive deserts? (And is usually created by natural springs!)
a)
Plateau
b)
Archipelago
c)
Oasis
d)
Mountain
17.
True or False? Most merchants travelled the entire length of the Silk Road.
a)
True
b)
False
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