Silk Road

The Silk Road was what?

• One road that was the color of silk. 
• A network of roads used for trading.
• A road that only silk was traded on.
• The name of the first road in Asia. 

Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?

• It brought Silk to Europe.
• Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
• It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
• It was so long ago. 

What things on the Silk Road came from India?

• Spices, Jade, and Oil
• Iron, Silk, and Gunpowder
• Wool, Walnuts, and Glass
• Cotton, Perfume, and Gold

Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?

• language
• religion
• skills
• All of the listed answers

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

• silk

• plastic

• exotic animals

• spices

Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?

• agricultural practices
• religions
• diseases
• all of the above

Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.

• imported
• explored
• implored
• exported

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

• it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

Silk is a fiber that comes from

• silk plants

• silkworm cocoons

• silk leaves

• all of the above

Which of the following would most likely have been the greatest danger to traders crossing the Taklimakan Desert?

• sandstorms

• camels

• floods

• oases