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WorksheetsNetworks of Exhcnage: Silk Road
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What were caravanserais?
A party of traveling merchants
an oasis town--roadside settlements that provided safety and shelter
Seaports that allowed merchants to sell their goods to departing ships
A type of caravan that merchants used to carry goods
How did monetary exchange work on the Silk Road?
Merchants carried large bags of money in order to purchase goods
There was no monetary exchange between merchants because the royalty handled everything.
Merchants carried letters of credit that could be exchange at a bank for money.
Trade and barter system: I give you silk, you give me spices
The following was an effect of increased trade along the Silk Road
rise of cities like Great Zimbawe
The rise of cities from oasis like Samarkand
rise in population in China
lowering of population in Europe
What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?
caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses
lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe
compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles
dhow ships, maps and compass
Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with
the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.
the discovery of gold in the Hindu Kush.
the collapse of the Roman empire.
the development of a new breed of camel.
During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following?
Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies
Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region
Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together
Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices
Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade?
The Silk Road trade declined because the Mongol merchants preferred to use maritime long-distance trade networks instead.
The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.
The Silk Road trade was not affected by the Mongol conquests because the tribal and nomadic nature of Mongol society meant that Mongol demand for luxury goods was virtually nonexistent.
The Silk Road trade collapsed following the Mongol conquests because most trading cities along the Silk Roads were destroyed and never recovered.
What significant commercial inovations occured as a response to increased trade in the Silk Road?
Banking houses, caravanserai and flying cash
Monsoons, the compass and increased litteracy
the spread of Buddhism and Islam
all of the above
What is the Chinese term for paper money?
Coins
Flying cash
Bills of exchange
Bill of sale
Junks were sea-going vessels used by the Chinese in the second century.
True
False
located on the river between northern China and Persia in an hot arid region thrived becuase it was fertile for crops, availability of food and water, bustling markets for luxury goods, and a center for ideas (Buddhism/Islamic scholarship)
Kashghar
Samarkand
Bactria
Beijing
commercial alliance helped to facilitate safer trading transactions for merchants of luxury goods from Asia. Drove out pirates and monopolies on luxury items.
Hanseatic League
Hellenistic Leauge
White Lotus Society
Khanate
