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WorksheetsHan and the Silk Road
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the silk road?
A road made of silk
A trade route in China that only traded silk
A trade network used for trade across Asia, Europe and Africa
The name of the first road in Asia
What is the difference between a trade route and a trade network?
(a)
Where did the silk road begin?
Roman Empire
Africa
Middle East
Han Dynasty
Where did the silk road end?
India
Mediterranean Sea
Saudi Arabia
North America
Who is known as the founder of the silk road?
Marco Polo
Zhang Qian
Seneca
Mr. Laseter
The spread of a thing or idea from a person in power to other people.
Relocation Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
The widespread diffusion of a thing or idea from person to person
Relocation Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
The spread of a thing or idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
Relocation Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
When a thing or idea spreads from one person to another, but the thing or idea is changed.
Relocation Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
Which thing WAS NOT diffused on the silk road?
Silk
Horses
Chocolate
Diseas
Where did silk come from?
Silk Plants
Olives
A special kind of fish
Silkworms
What does it mean when a country IMPORTS goods?
A country sells goods to other countries
A country communicates with other countries
A country buys goods from other countries
A country refuses to trade with other countries
What does it mean when a country EXPORTS goods?
A country sells goods to other countries
A country communicates with other countries
A country buys goods from other countries
A country refuses to trade with other countries
What major disease was spread through the Silk Road, killing many people around the world? (It was also in our simulation)
Yellow Fever
Chicken Pox
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
Covid-19
Which cultural ideas were diffused on the Silk Road?
Language
Religion
New skills
All of the above
True or False: Most merchants traveled across the entire silk road while trading their goods.
True
False
Why was central Asia so important for the Silk Road?
They were nomads used to traveling to different places
They used Caravans to transport goods
Central Asia connected the East and the West
All of the above
How did the merchant class change with the Silk Road?
They had more money which gave them more political power
They were all killed by bandits while trading on the silk road
They all became nomadic people
They all died from disease while trading on the silk road
What was the biggest danger for merchants on the silk road?
Disease
Thieves or bandits
Starving to death (no food)
Getting lost
How were the lives of all people affected by the silk road?
Economic Impact (money)
Trading ideas (religion, skills, etc.)
Disease
All of the above
If merchants didn't want to trade by land, how else could they trade?
By plane
Sail on the Yangtze river
Sail across the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
Sail East across the Pacific Ocean
