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The Silk Road

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

     The Silk Road is

a)

     An old street with vendors in China

b)

A single trade route through Europe

c)

A trade network throughout Eurasia

2.

Eurasia is:

a)

Europe and America

b)

Asia and Australia

c)

Europe and Asia

3.

The Silk Road is a network that

a)

Helped people to exchange goods and knowledge

b)

Helped people to share technology and religious beliefs

4.

The Silk Road only traded silk

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which one is the ‘cause’ and which one is the ‘effect’

a)

a. Most merchants carried silk on camel’s back to trade.

b)

b. The weight of silk was light and the value was high.

c)

b is the 'cause' and a is the 'effect'

d)

a is the 'cause' and b is the 'effect'

6.

Which one is the ‘cause’ and which one is the ‘effect’

a)

a. Merchants could ride the horses to travel from one place to the next quickly.

b)

b. Horses were traded with high prices.

c)

a is the 'cause' and b is the 'effect'

d)

b is the 'cause' and a is the 'effect'

7.

Who invented paper?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Turkey

8.

What were the main goods that were traded on the Silk Road?

a)

Silk

b)

Spices

c)

Horses

d)

laptop

9.

   The Silk Road was important because

a)

    People interacted with one another and learned about different cultures.

b)

   People exchanged knowledge and technology.

c)

    People could get different products from different places.

d)

All of the above

10.

Trading on the Silk Road was the beginning of globalization (worldwide trade connection).

a)

True

b)

False