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Silk Road Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was silk extremely valuable in Europe?
a)
Wool for clothing was incredibly rare
b)
Only royalty was permitted to wear silk
c)
Droughts had ruined Europe’s cotton fields
d)
Silk could only be produced by the Chinese
2.
About how long was the entire length of the Silk Road?
a)
1,600 miles
b)
2,600 miles
c)
3,600 miles
d)
4,600 miles
3.
The Silk Road connected empires on the continents of _______________________ & _______________________.
a)
Europe and Asia
b)
Venice and Beijing
c)
Italy and China
d)
Turkey and India
4.
What are natural features that make travel difficult, like mountains, rivers & deserts.
a)
Geographic barriers
b)
Geographic Corridors
c)
Obstacles
d)
Pathways
5.
Why did trading end on the Silk Road in the 1400’s?
a)
Stop the spread of the Bubonic Plague
b)
Wars broke out making travel impossible
c)
The Age of Exploration led to new, faster sea routes
d)
The goods were no longer profitable for merchants
6.
What was the 4,600-mile-long network of trade routes linking Europe & China; used from 200 BC-1500 AD?
a)
Bartering
b)
Caravan
c)
Globilization
d)
Silk Road
7.
Which of the following terms means a simple form of trade where items of equal value are exchanged; no money is used in the trade?
a)
Bartering
b)
Caravan
c)
Globilization
d)
Silk Road
8.
Which of the following terms means merchants & traders traveling through difficult terrain in groups to provide safety on the journey?
a)
Bartering
b)
Caravan
c)
Globilization
d)
Silk Road
9.
What occurs when ideas & goods spread to new cultures through travel, war & trade?
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Cultural Division
c)
Cultural Difference
d)
Multiculturalism
10.
Which of the following terms means an interdependence between cultures created by the sharing of goods, knowledge & ideas around the world; The Silk Road is the earliest example of this exchange?
a)
Bartering
b)
Caravan
c)
Globilization
d)
Silk Road
11.
How was trade conducted along the Silk Road?
a)
Services were provided as payment
b)
Goods were exchanged by bartering
c)
Traders accepted all forms of currency
d)
Traders used 1 common form of money in all locations
12.
What was the most important reason traders formed caravans to cross the Silk Road?
a)
To learn safe routes from the guides
b)
To help each other transport heavy goods
c)
To provide protection from dangers along the route
d)
To create alliances with foreign empires
13.
Which were NOT dangers or challenges facing travelers on the Silk Road?
a)
Roman Soldiers
b)
Geographic barriers
c)
Bandits & thieves
d)
Extreme climates
14.
How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?
a)
Europeans introduced the religion to Asians
b)
Invaders forced people to become Buddhist
c)
Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China
d)
Philosophers wrote Buddhist texts to trade in markets
15.
An important effect of the Silk Road was __________________.
a)
Romans lost interest in goods from Asia
b)
Concrete was used to improve the surfaces of trade routes
c)
The Great Wall was built to keep traders out
d)
Ideas & culture were exchanged as merchants interacted
16.

Which Chinese Dynasty did the Silk Road start?

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Ming Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Qing Dynasty

17.

What was the primary purpose of the Silk Road?

a)

Military conquest

b)

Religious pilgrimage

c)

Trade and cultural exchange

d)

Scientific exploration

18.

Who invented gunpowder?

a)

people from Mesopotamia

b)

people from India

c)

people from Africa

d)

people from China

19.

Merchants are ...

a)

people who buy and sell goods.

b)

criminals who attack and steal from traders.

c)

when ideas, technology, and products are spread from culture to culture.

d)

a network of land and sea routes that connected China, India, and the Middle East to Rome and even Europe.

20.

Caravan

a)

a group of traders traveling together for protection.

b)

large desert along the Silk Road.

c)

products exported from the Arabian Peninsula.

d)

the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another.

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