WorksheetsWorld History Review I - Silk Road
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which technology helped people explore the oceans and travel the deserts?
Compass
Geometry
Glass
Printing Press
How did geography increase the value of Chinese goods?
Difficulty of crossing deserts and mountains reduced supply
Chinese items gained in value the older they became
Bandit raids increased the risks and the price of travel
Religious conflict reduced the supply of goods
Which of the following suggests why China saw itself as the "Middle Kingdom?"
The Gobi Desert and Himalayan Mountains physically separated China from the World
The Chinese invented the first maps after creating paper
Most of the Silk Road trade routes went through Chang'an, China
China had the biggest empire and conquered much of the Silk Road
Why were the Silk Road empires attacked by nomadic groups and other invaders?
They were attracted by the wealth that trade brought to the empires
The Silk Road brought knowledge of new peoples to conquer
The empires did not share their wealth fairly with the nomads
The cities of the empire had exiled the nomads leaving them homeless
Which set of goods originated from China:
Porcelain, Silk, Tea
Perfume, Spices, Sugar
Gold, Ivory, Skins
Cotton, Rugs, Silver
How did a resource poor area like the Middle East still profit from the Silk Road?
All the trade routes went through the region
No other society had invented math to calculate profits
Religion turned the Middle East into a military powerhouse
Arab scholars constantly invented new things like the printing press
Which "new" technology helped spread knowledge and education in 1200 C.E.?
Printing press
Universities
Public education
Oral historians
Which region is known for new medical techniques like surgery and pills?
Middle East
China
Mali
Europe
Which region was the poorest on the Silk Road?
Europe
China
Middle East
Mali
What was NOT one of Mansa Musa's goals on his haji to Mecca?
Scout lands for future conquest
Bring back scholars and inventors
Show how wealthy Mali was
Fulfill religion duty to travel to a holy site
How did the Silk Road lead to infrastructure improvement?
China build new roads, bridges, and canals to increase trade
New highways were made to make it easier to move armies
Sewer systems were built to accommodate bigger populations
All infrastructure projects came to a halt due to constant attacks
What technology changed military warfare in Europe?
Gunpowder
Galleons
Calvary
Rockets
Which of the following helped lead to the rise of most empires on the Silk Road?
Protection of merchants from bandits leading to more trade
Raiding other empires for gold to fund expansion
Development of advanced technologies to increase wealth
Revelation of new religious ideas unifying whole regions
Why was the Silk Road a "double edged sword?"
It brought great wealth but the wealth encouraged civil wars and invaders
It stabilized societies but took away most of their freedom
It created new forms of agriculture but lead to nutrition problems
It destroyed slave holding empires only to be replaced by authoritarians
What did the Black Death/Bubonic Plague show about the Silk Road?
Negative things like disease were also traded unintentionally
All people are the same because they can die the same ways
Humanity had great wealth, but little medical tech to back it up
The world was overpopulated and had to be reduced in number
