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❗️QUIZIZZ - 042 The Silk Road and Ancient Trade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Silk Roads shaped the lives of

a)

people living in Africa and Eurasia

b)

people living in Central Asia

c)

people living in Europe and Asia

d)

people living in China

2.

The Silk Road is really a 

a)

not actually a road but  rather a network of trace routes that include land and sea routes.

b)

two routes: one a Pacific route that connects goods from Java to India and one a land route that connects goods from China to India.

c)

1200 mile road through Central Asia

d)

sea routes that connect the Mediterranean to the Atlantic

3.

Which of the products  were  NOT traded on the Silk Roads?

a)

horses from Arabia

b)

jade and iron from China

c)

ivory from East Africa

d)

olives, olive oil and wine from the Mediterranean

4.

Bactria was an important part of the Silk trade route. It was home to the Kushan Empire which is located in present day

a)

Afghanistan & Pakistan

b)

Iran & Iraq

c)

India & Pakistan

d)

Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan

5.

All of the incense and silk that traveled to Rome had to go through

a)

Palymyra

b)

Samarkand

c)

Changan

d)

Bukhara

6.

Why dd the Romans want to ban Silk?

a)

trade imbalances and silk was immodest.

b)

Seneca tried to dominate trade

c)

the high cost of silk made it unaffordable for most Roman citizens.

d)

war with the Chinese

7.

What was the second reason most people were affected by the Silk Roads?

a)

the spread of ideas through trade

b)

thousands of people were involved in the making of silk so it impacted their livelihood

c)

spread of disease

d)

Mongols came to rule China

8.

What is the type of Buddhism that will spread to China, Japan & Korea?

a)

Mahayana

b)

Theravada

c)

Tibetan

d)

Zen

9.

How did Mahayana Buddhism differ from the original form of Buddhism?

a)

The worship of Buddha as a divine god

b)

Theravada or the original form of Buddhism believed in Boddhistivas, Mahayana did not.

c)

Mahayana did not believe in the Four Noble Truths.

d)

The original form of Buddhism had many different forms of heavens.

10.

What disease that traveled along the Silk trade routes will cause the largest decimation of lives in human history?

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Smallpox

c)

Measles

d)

Influenza

11.

The Silk Roads shaped the lives of

a)

people living in Africa and Eurasia

b)

people living in China

c)

people living in Europe and Asia

d)

people living in Central Asia

12.

Which of the products  were  NOT traded on the Silk Roads?

a)

horses from Arabia

b)

jade and iron from China

c)

ivory from East Africa

d)

olives, olive oil and wine from the Mediterranean

13.

Bactria was an important part of the Silk trade route. It was home to the Kushan Empire which is located in present day

a)

Afghanistan & Pakistan

b)

Iran & Iraq

c)

India & Pakistan

d)

Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan

14.

All of the incense and silk that traveled to Rome had to go through

a)

Palymyra

b)

Samarkand

c)

Changan

d)

Bukhara

15.

How did Mahayana Buddhism differ from the original form of Buddhism?

a)

The worship of Buddha as a divine god

b)

Theravada or the original form of Buddhism believed in Boddhistivas, Mahayana did not.

c)

Mahayana did not believe in the Four Noble Truths.

d)

The original form of Buddhism had many different forms of heavens.

16.

The Silk Roads shaped the lives of

a)

people living in China

b)

people living in Africa and Eurasia

c)

people living in Europe and Asia

d)

people living in Central Asia

17.

The Silk Road is really a 

a)

 not actually a road but  rather a network of trace routes that include land and sea routes.

b)

sea routes that connect the Mediterranean to the Atlantic

c)

1200 mile road through Central Asia

d)

two routes: one a Pacific route that connects goods from Java to India and one a land route that connects goods from China to India.

18.

Which of the products  were  NOT traded on the Silk Roads?

a)

olives, olive oil and wine from the Mediterranean

b)

ivory from East Africa

c)

jade and iron from China

d)

horses from Arabia

19.

Bactria was an important part of the Silk trade route. It was home to the Kushan Empire which is located in present day

a)

Afghanistan & Pakistan

b)

Iran & Iraq

c)

India & Pakistan

d)

Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan

20.

All of the incense and silk that traveled to Rome had to go through

a)

Samarkand

b)

Palymyra

c)

Changan

d)

Bukhara