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Going Global - History of trading

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. At the very beginning of building civilizations, what was the first extensive trade route made of?

a)

The first extensive trade route was up and down the great rivers.

b)

The first extensive trade route was back and forth between caves that cavemen lived in.

c)

The first extensive trade route was up and down Africa because that's where the first people lived.

d)

The first extensive trade route was between shipping ports on the Mediterranean Sea.

2.

Define: Imports

a)

Goods and services that a country produces and sells to another country.

b)

Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

3.

Define: Exports

a)

Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

b)

Goods that a country produces and sells to another country.

4.
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. 
5.
What was the Chinese secret?
a)
How to make cotton.
b)
How to make fabric.
c)
How to grow silk worms.
d)
How to make silk.
6.

Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?

a)

Wild fires

b)

Bandits

c)

Lack of water

d)

Bad weather

7.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
8.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
9.

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 the first time Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.

d)

It was so long ago.

10.

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

a)

silk

b)

plastic

c)

exotic animals

d)

spices

11.

Which of the items below originated from India and were traded along the Silk Road?

a)

Spices, Jade, and Oil

b)

Iron, Silk, and Gunpowder

c)

Wool, Walnuts, and Glass

d)

Cotton, Perfume, and Gold

12.
What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Llamas in disguise
13.
What was the terrain like on the Silk Road?
a)
harsh deserts and mountains
b)
river towns and desert oasis
c)
farmland and jungle
d)
hills and valleys
14.
Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.
a)
imported
b)
explored
c)
implored
d)
exported
15.

Barter system is the exchange of goods and cash.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Barter system needs at least three parties.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

To trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.

a)

barter

b)

trade

c)

exchange

d)

risk

18.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
19.

Who was the 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

20.
The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
a)
Gasoline
b)
Steel
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Coal
21.

What was the biggest threat to merchants traveling on the Silk Road?

a)

Diseases

b)

Getting lost

c)

Starvation

d)

Bandits