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Silk Road and Indian Ocean Trade (Strayer Ch 3)

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?

a)

A series of interconnected routes along which goods and ideas travelled

b)

A way to safely trade silk from Europe to China

c)

The series of events that allowed for empires to rise and fall

d)

The set of cities that were connected and traded certain products.

2.

What religions saw success in spreading along the Silk Road

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Christianity

3.

Most often, merchants travelled personally from one end of the Silk Road to the other.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following statements is false?

a)

Silk wasn't the only good traded along the Silk Road

b)

Goods were never modified as they travelled along the Silk Road

c)

The Silk Road included oversea roads, not just overland roads

d)

The merchants often travelled in caravans to stay safe.

5.
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
6.

The western end of the Silk Road connected to the

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

7.
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
8.
Why was salt such a desired good during the time of the silk road trading? 
a)
It was used to throw on people who were "salty"
b)
It preserved food and was hard to obtain 
c)
It was used to make the silk road less slick if it was icy 
d)
pepper was not invented yet 
9.

Transportation and Sea Trade between India and the societies to the west were dominated by mariners from

a)

Afghan & Persia

b)

Anatolia

c)

Arabia & Persia

d)

China

10.

Which of the following statements about the effect of monsoon pattern on Indian Ocean trade are correct.

a)

Unpredictable monsoon patterns facilitated trade on the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

b)

Changing wind patterns made nonstop round trips possible.

c)

Predictable monsoon patterns led to trade being conducted in stages

d)

The size and stability of large ships did not play a role in how many mariners plotted their course around monsoon patterns

11.
The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Silk Road
12.
Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
13.
Which is true about the Indian Ocean Trade?
1) It spread Buddhism to West Africa
2) It made many cities grow and become rich
3) the traders determined the price of goods
4) it spread Islam to Indonesia
a)
1, 2 and 3 only
b)
1, 3 and 4 only
c)
2, 3 and 4 only
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
14.
What is the basic belief of Buddhism? 
a)
To end suffering, one must first end your desires 
b)
To get into heaven you most reach Moksha
c)
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Messiah 
d)
You must offer sacrifices to all the gods to keep them happy
15.
What was the terrain/land like on the Silk Road?
a)
harsh deserts and mountains
b)
Coastal and wet
c)
farmland and jungle
d)
hills and valleys
16.
What was the biggest threat to merchants traveling on the Silk Road?
a)
Diseases
b)
Getting lost
c)
Starvation
d)
Thieves
17.

About how long was the Silk Road?

a)

4,000 miles long

b)

2,000 miles long

c)

8,000 miles long

d)

12,000 miles long

18.

The goods primarily moved and traded along the Silk Road can best be described as...

a)

luxury goods

b)

consumer goods

c)

agricultural goods

d)

industrial goods

19.

The development of the Swahili languange best represents...

a)

cultural diffusion along established trade routes

b)

cultural diffusion due to war

c)

cultural diffusion along geographic lines

d)

cultural diffusion via diasporic migrations

20.

Which of these trade routes centered around the spice trade?

a)

Trans Saharan

b)

Silk Roads

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Black Sea

21.
Indian Ocean trade was like the silk roads in that it was 
a)
a one way route in which goods traveled
b)
the way pirates traveled
c)
a network of trade routes
d)
the only way to sell silk
22.
Sailors learned the pattern of the ______ _______, that could take them to and from different cities.
a)
Dark Side
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Silk Roads
d)
Monsoon Winds
23.
Predictable winds meant lower risk, which meant ___ ___, which created ___ trade.
a)
higher reward; silk
b)
cheaper trade; more
c)
lower risk
d)
ocean trade, more
24.
On the western half of the Indian Ocean Basin, trade was dominated by _______ merchants because they had money to build ships.
a)
Chinese
b)
Indian
c)
Roman
d)
Muslim
25.
Except for a few PIRATES, most Indian Ocean trade was _____.
a)
winning
b)
peaceful
c)
fast
d)
PRIDE
26.
Indian Ocean trade was helpful to ____ goods  that were too heavy for camels and land trade
a)
cotton
b)
Chinese
c)
bulk
d)
wet
27.
Technology like the ___ ___ and stern post reuters spread Indian Ocean trade.
a)
salt and pepper
b)
magnetic compass 
c)
sun screen
d)
PIRATE PRIDE
28.
Indian Ocean trade was essential in the creation of city-states like those in the ____ ____ and ____.
a)
Swahili Coast and Srivijaya
b)
Indian Coast and Africa
c)
Swahili Coast and China
d)
African Coast and Srivijaya
29.
The Silk Road was actually a/an 
a)
road made of silk
b)
network of trade routes across Asia
c)
a sea route between Africa and India
d)
trail used only by silk merchants
30.
Merchants on the Silk Road traded
a)
only silk
b)
silk and other products such as spices, olives, and ivory.
c)
traded silk and polyester 
d)
silk worms for gold
31.

What positive effect did keeping the secret of how to make silk have on China?

a)

China was concerned the silk worm population would go down too fast.

b)

Chinese were afraid their people would leave China.

c)

People would have to come to China and trade. (more money)

d)

The Chinese thought people would be upset by the cruelty to animals.

32.
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. 
33.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
34.

The Silk Road was important because

a)

it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

b)

it extended a thousand miles across Asia

c)

it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

d)

it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

35.

Which of the following is an accurate example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Buddhism originated in China and spread to India

b)

Knowledge of glass making spread from China to Rome.

c)

Knowledge of silk making spread from China to the West.

d)

People used camel caravans to travel across Asia.

36.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
37.

Who spread Buddhism to China?

a)

Indian holy men.

b)

the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.

c)

foreign merchants.

d)

the Koreans.

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