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WorksheetsSilk Road Review - Central Asia Unit
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the best description of the Silk Road?
A very icy road that is as slippery as silk
A series of highways in China that allowed people to travel at high speeds
A trade route
A series of trade routes on both land and sea that allowed people to trade both products and ideas
The Silk Road travels through which two continents?
North America and South America
Europe and Asia
Asia and Australia
Africa and Europe
The Silk Road stretched for approximately how many miles?
5 miles
50 miles
500 miles
5000 miles
What sort of merchandise traveled along the Silk Road?
Silk
Gold
Glass
All of the Above
All of the following are reasons why apples were such a great trade and travel food except…
They are lightweight and easy to carry
They were a food source that would last on longer trips.
They could be thrown at wild animals.
They could be used for trade anywhere on the Silk Road..
Which of the following is NOT a reason silk was so versatile?
It was light weight
It was cool in the summer
It was easily made
It was warm in the winter
Originally, the Chinese were the only people who knew how to weave silk.
True
False
How did they keep silk production a secret?
The secret was kept "on pain of death"
The silk was hidden so no one could find it
It was written in Chinese
It was not a secret
Why was it important for the Chinese to keep silk a secret?
They wanted to keep all the silk
If they were the only ones, they would make the most profit
They were sneaky people
They needed it to pave their roads
What was the best method of transportation on the Silk Road?
Camels
Train
Walking
Elephants
Generally, along the Silk Road, as products moved further from the place of origin, the price of the product...
Increased
Decreased
Stayed the same
Silk was more expensive in...
China
Rome
Besides merchandise, what else traveled along the Silk Road?
Ideas
Religion
Technology
All of the above
A stop along the Silk Road that lies between the cities of Tyre and Mary. Today, it is the capital of Iraq. Use the map to find the city.
Antioch
Baghdad
Alexandria
Barbaricon
Why do caravans travel typically at night?
It was too hot during the day
Loose animals would get lost at night
Wild animals attack during the day
They did not have sunglasses
