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Silk Road + Qin Shi huangdi

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While the Silk Road transported goods, it also spread technology, religion, art, language, new ideas, and diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which Statement best describes a merchants journey on the Silk Road?

a)

Long, harsh and dangerous

b)

Short, harsh and dangerous

c)

Long, easy going and not dangerous

d)

Short, easy going and not dangerous

3.

Which was not a danger merchants encountered along the Silk Road?

a)

Bad Weather

b)

Bandits

c)

Language Barrier

d)

Natural Barriers such as desserts

4.

The silk road starts in

a)

Wakanda

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Egypt

5.

Why didn't the Chinese peolpe reveal the recipe of the silk?

a)

Becuase they were afraid that other peolple made it and sell it cheaper

b)

Because they were bad peolple

c)

Beacuse they stole the recipe of other people

6.

Silk is a fiber that comes from

a)

silk plants

b)

silkworm cocoons

c)

silk leaves

d)

all of the above

7.

What was the Silk Road

a)

One road made of Silk Carpets

b)

A road That Silk (only) was traded on

c)

A network Of Roads used for Trading

d)

Name of the first road in Asia

8.

From where did the Silk Road get its name?

a)

from the silk that Europeans sold to China

b)

from the silk clothing that traders wore to shield them from the desert sun

c)

from the silkworms that could be found while traveling the route

d)

from the silk that China sold to the rest of the world

9.

The Silk Road was an actual road that ran from China to Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Silk Road began during which Dynasty?

a)

Xia Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

c)

Song Dynasty

d)

Qin Dynasty

11.

The Silk Road began in which city in China?

a)

Xi'an

b)

Tokyo

c)

Guangzhou

d)

Beijing

12.

At what age did emperor Qin come to power?

a)

十三

b)

十

c)

四十九

d)

三十

13.

What does 'Qin Shi Huangdi' mean?

a)

the First Emperor of Qin

b)

the Tiger of Qin

c)

the Mighty Qin Leader

d)

the 100th Qin Ruler

14.

What was arguably the most amazing feature of Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb?

a)

the terra-cotta army

b)

the jewels

c)

the tools

d)

the rare objects

15.

What did Qin Shi Huangdi do to unite the empire (more than one correct answer)?

a)

Invented a standard writing system

b)

Bought more land

c)

Started building the great wall to protect his country

d)

He set a standard system of measures and weights

16.

For many years, people thought you could see the Wall from the moon. That's...

a)

true

b)

false

17.

How long did it take to build the Great Wall?

a)

20 years

b)

100 years

c)

2000 years

d)

500-1000 years

18.

Who was the first emperor in the Chinese history?

(a)  

19.

Which of the following statements is true about the Great Wall of China?

a)

Most workers were proud to be a part of the construction of the Great Wall.

b)

All of the Great Wall has been preserved.

c)

The Great Wall was really many walls that were connected and extended.

d)

The brick part of the Great Wall was built during the Qin Dynasty.

20.

What was the main reason Emperor Qin wanted the Great Wall constructed?

a)

To show how powerful he was

b)

To keep out invaders from the north

c)

To keep the Chinese people from escaping

d)

To punish his enemies

21.

How might the Great Wall have helped traders on the Silk Road, a trade route through China?

a)

It gave traders shade from the hot sun

b)

It gave travelers a place to stop and rest

c)

It provided protection for the traders from thieves and northern invaders.

d)

Traders could sell goods to soldiers at the Great Wall

22.

Which of the following characters means "silk" in Chinese?

a)

十

shí

b)

四

sì

c)

丝

sī

d)

死

sǐ