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The Silk Road

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

Officials were people

a)

who were assigned a specific position in the government.

b)

who were scholars.

c)

who traded on the silk road.

d)

who exchanged ideas with others.

2.

A civil service is

a)

someone who was kind to others

b)

a system of government employees mainly selected for their skill.

c)

Confucian scholars

d)

a network of trade routs that crossed Asia.

3.

What was the name for the network of trade routes that crossed Asia connecting China to Central and Southeast Asia.

a)

civil service

b)

officials

c)

Silk Road

d)

officials

4.

An envoy was

a)

representatives of the emperor who helped create relations with kingdoms in the west.

b)

a large amount of caravans that traveled together on the Silk Road for protection.

c)

a type of food that was carefully prepared for the emperor.

d)

an ancient Chinese god.

5.

Grapes, sesame, and onion were all brought into China through the Silk Road and was used to improve Chinese

a)

envoys

b)

cuisine

c)

trading

d)

government

6.

Officials were people who were__________ to a position in government.

a)

obtained

b)

envoyed

c)

assigned

d)

official

7.

The emperor ________ rare animals such as elephants, lions, and ostriches from other countries.

a)

envoy

b)

assigned

c)

obtained

d)

absconded

8.

The exchanging of ideas such as Chinese Inventions was spread along

a)

empires

b)

the civil service

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

The Silk Road

9.

The emperor would send these people to help establish good relations with other countries.

a)

officials

b)

civil services

c)

envoys

d)

scholars

10.

Han officials

a)

collected taxes, organized labor, and enforced laws.

b)

gave speeches, taught the scholars, wrote laws.

c)

traded goods, improved relations with other countries and built roads.

d)

made goods to be traded on the Silk Road

11.

At first, the Chinese traveled to Central Asia not to trade, but to

a)

seek an ally in their fight against a fierce group of nomads, the Xiongnu

b)

Find new recipes

c)

learn new dance moves

d)

learn about art

12.

What was one of the main purposes of the Silk Road?

a)

To facilitate trade between Asia and Europe

b)

To promote local agriculture

c)

To spread religious beliefs

d)

To establish military alliances

13.

Which of the following was a key export from China along the Silk Road?

a)

Gold

b)

Silk

c)

Spices

d)

Wool

14.

How did the Han Dynasty ensure the loyalty of its officials?

a)

By offering them land

b)

Through rigorous training and examinations

c)

By allowing them to trade freely

d)

Through military service