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Trade Route Questions Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One reason the Silk Road was important is
a)
It allowed Europe to trade silk
b)
Chinese population increased
c)
It created more farmland
d)
It connected previously isolated cultures
2.
Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.
a)
imported
b)
explored
c)
implored
d)
exported
3.
The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Silk Road
4.
Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
5.

This ocean is found between Africa, Asia, and Australia

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

6.

Salt was important because people didn't have......

a)

chefs

b)

microwaves

c)

restaurants

d)

refrigerators

7.

Caravans were used to...

a)

record business transactions

b)

travel across the desert

c)

teach reading and writing

d)

exchange foreign money

8.

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

a)

Wagons

b)

Ships

c)

Chariots

d)

Camels

9.

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

a)

Pepper and Silver

b)

Gold and Salt

c)

Platinum and Oregano

d)

Gunpowder and Tea

10.

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

11.

Which trade route is most responsible for the spread of Islam?

a)

Trans Sahara

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Silk Road

12.

People that facilitate the trade of goods and services

a)

Officials

b)

Merchants

c)

Ballers

d)

Servants

13.

The Silk Road connected

a)

Europe to Russia

b)

Africa to South America

c)

East Asia to the Mediterranean

d)

China to the United States

14.

What religion came to China on the Silk Road?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

15.

What religion spread into West Africa from the Trans-Saharan Network?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

16.

What is the origin?

a)

West Africa

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

India

17.

What is the origin?

a)

China

b)

Europe

c)

West Africa

d)

India

18.

If you buy something at a store, you are dealing in...

a)

Oasis

b)

Commodity

c)

Commerce

d)

Caravan

19.

What is bartering?

a)

exchanging goods instead of money

b)

trading with China and India

c)

using sea routes for trading

20.

What were some of the outcomes of the trading along the Silk Road and the Spice Route?

a)

only the exchange of goods

b)

cultural sharing and language exchange

c)

exclusively the development of sea routes