Palmyra & The Silk Road Revision

Palmyra was located...

• South of the Mediterranean Sea and East of the Euphrates River

• North of the Mediterranean Sea and West of the Euphrates River

• East of the Mediterranean Sea and South of the Euphrates River

• West of the Mediterranean Sea and North of the Euphrates River

True or False: The Efqa Spring was the only viable water source in Palmyra...

• False

• True

Select TWO: Palmyra was also known as...

• Tadmir

• City of Palms

• Tadmur

• City of Trade

According to Pliny, what are the natural advantages of Palmyra's location?

• Abundance of Water

• Infertile Soil

• Placed between Parthia and Asia

• Desert Plains

• Location

What desert is Palmyra located in?

• Sahara

• Tadmorean

• Sonoran

• Thar

Which of the following buildings was severely damaged by ISIS?

• Tariff Court

• Valley of Tombs

• Temple of ISIS

• Temple of Bel

In what year did Palmyra become a tributary city of the Roman Empire?

• 13 AD

• 26 AD

• 14 AD

• 129 AD

Why was Palmyra highly sought after?

• No man's land with a network of caravans

• The Silk Road
  

• For it's location

Young characterises the Palmyrene's as...

• Smart People

• Fortunate

• Entrepreneurs

Which of the following is the most valuable import or export?

• Wool Dyed Purple

• Slaves

• Aromatic Oil

• Goat Skin Bags