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WorksheetsThe Silk Roads (7.3.1 and 7.3.2)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When was the Silk Road established?
75 B.C
100 B.C
100 A.D
75 A.D
Why did the German geographer give the Silk Road it’s name?
Because silk was the good traded the most
Because silk was the good that was produced the most
Because silk was the good that most people favored
Because silk was the material the Silk Roads were composed of
What is the Silk Roads?
A series of routes which only trade silk
A series of international trade routes that brought great wealth to China and its trading partners.
A series of land routes that brought no wealth to China
A series of maritime routes that brought no wealth to China
How many miles did the Silk Road stretch?
4000 miles
3000 miles
2000 miles
1000 miles
Some land routes brought traders to northern ______.
India
Ireland
Egypt
Mongolia
What did the Silk Roads begin as?
A network of local overhand routes
A network of connected routes that traveled all the way to North America
A network of local businesses stretching from Asia to Europe, and Africa
A network of ONLY land routes that had caravans
Goods were traded so much, it was hard to tell where items _______.
Originated
Began
Started
Developed
How did caravans help people from bandits and thieves that often lay and wait along the trade routes?
caravans created a tempting target
caravans created a engaging afterlife
caravans allowed people to work together, to defeat monsters
caravans allowed people to act like statues so thieves and bandits think their dead
Which of these was NOT a maritime route?
Mediterranean Sea and to Europe.
Indian Ocean to East Africa
Pacific Ocean to Korea, Japan, and Southwest Asia.
North America to South America
They traded their goods through Central Asia somewhere around _________, near China's western border.
Kashgar
Chang'an
Cairo
Xianyang
What is made from the cocoons, or protective coverings, of silkworms, which live only on mulberry trees?
silk
paper
lacquerware
Central Asian Horses
Which process allowed Chinese ideas about papermaking, metalwork, and farming techniques to spread beyond China's borders?
bartering
cultural diffusion
cultural infusion
trading
How did Buddhist beliefs spread into China?
Indian merchants introduced Buddhist ideas to Chinese traders and even established Buddhist shrines along the Silk Roads.
Cultural diffusion allowed ideas to spread about Buddhism
Indian officials brought statues of Siddhartha Gautama
What allowed Chinese merchants to charge high prices for silk?
the demand for the rare fabric
the amount of people who appreciate silk
the amount of people who voted to have silk
How did the Silk Roads serve as a network for the exchange of inventions and ideas?
because of the many traders from so many parts of the world
because of the amount of silk
because of the amount of items that have been traded
because of the many nomads
Why did people along the Silk Road's barter?
Traders from Chang'an, Kashgar, and many other places used different currencies. Many had no money at all.
people didn't like what they had
traders couldn't bare the people population
Process in which goods are exchanged
bartering
trading
switching
engaging
What religion did Chinese blend with Confucianism?
buddhism
legalism
hinduism
daoism
What Indian and Greek styles spread into China?
sculpture
painting
temple building
all of the above
Which item in China was especially valued?
Central Asian Horses
Paper
Iron-crafting
Confucius Ideas
