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the Silk Road

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which thing that was traded is not a spice

a)

cinnamon

b)

nutmeg

c)

silk

d)

ginger

2.

How do you call a group of people, especially traders, travelling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa?

a)

a compass

b)

a port

c)

a journey

d)

a caravan

3.

The Silk Road connected

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Europe and America

d)

Asia and Australia

4.

How long was the road?

a)

over 12 000 km

b)

over 10 000 km

c)

over 8 000 km

d)

less than 6 000 km

5.

The main importer was

a)

Croatia

b)

the Roman Empire

c)

Egypt

6.

The Romans paid the goods with

a)

gold

b)

shells

c)

paper money

d)

credit cards

7.

Which invention didn't come from China

a)

paper

b)

compass

c)

gunpowder

d)

contact lenses

8.

Which person wasn't a traveller

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

The Silk Road was closed because of

a)

local tribes attacks

b)

high taxes

c)

the prize of goods

d)

the lenght of the route

10.

After closure of the Silk Road, the travellers

a)

stopped travelling

b)

looked for new roads by sea

c)

changed jobs