The Silk Road

Front

Which word best describes the scope of the Silk Road? Options: Interminable, Intergalactic, Intercontinental, Interstate

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Intercontinental

Front

Which of the following contributed most to the completion of the overland Silk Routes?
- The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia
- Trade between small, and neighboring tribes
- China's hunger for foreign goods
- Competition from the maritime silk routes

Back

The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia

Front

What does "retroactive" mean?

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Applying to something in the past

Front

Historical records show that silk appeared in Rome in the 1st century B.C.E. This is ________ evidence that the Silk Routes were completed around that time.

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Indirect

Front

Which of these famous structures owes its existence at least partially to the Silk Road?

Back

Front

Where would you be most likely to find a city along the Silk Road? Options: On top of a high mountain, In the middle of a desert, On a remote island, On the bank of a river

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On the bank of a river

Front

Which of the following examples provides the best analogy for the movement of goods along the Silk Road? A waiter bringing food to a table, An electric signal moving down a wire, A mail carrier bringing a package to a home, A runner passing a baton in a relay race

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A runner passing a baton in a relay race

Front

What kind of effect did the Mongol Empire have on the overland Silk Road?

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Stabilizing

Front

Place these empires in chronological order: A) Macedonian (Alexander the Great); B) Mongol; C) Han Dynasty

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A, C, B

Front

Which of the following statements is an opinion? The Silk Road had a significant impact on the history of Asia and Europe; The Silk Road greatly benefited the civilizations it connected; The overland Silk Road routes fell into disuse with the fall of the Mongol Empire; Traffic along the maritime (water) Silk Road routes eclipsed (surpassed) traffic on the overland routes

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The Silk Road greatly benefited the civilizations it connected