Silk Road and Asia Quiz

Trading bulk goods like lumber and in larger quantities best matches which trade system?

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean

Gold and salt passing along the Silk Road would likely have come from...

• China

• North Africa

• Eastern Europe

• India

A type of technology from China still in use today.

• Aquaducts

• Arches

• Wool clothes

• Paper

Connected the three empires we learned about in unit three with China, India, and Persia

• Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

• Black Sea Trade Routes

• Royal Road

• Silk Road

This Chinese invention allowed people to travel overseas, out of sight of land without losing their direction.

• Paper

• Compass

• Rudder

• Astrolabe

This would eventually replace the Silk Road as it was faster, and people were able to trade a larger amount of goods.

• Indian Ocean Trade Routes

• Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

• Atlantic Ocean Trade Routes

• Jet Stream Travel

Which of the following best describes Japan's relationship to most of Asia?

• Japan is connected by a peninsula to Asia

• Japan was very connected to the rest of Asia

• Japan was isolated from most of Asia

• Japan traded a lot with most of Asia

Why was the Silk Road and trade a benefit for the Byzantine Empire during the Middle Ages?

• They thought trade was a fun activity to be a part of

• They had little to trade of their own so they needed to buy things

• They were pirates who wanted to steal from others

• They were in a good position to trade with many civilizations

Besides trade goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade routes?

• Religions like Islam and Buddhism

• Transportation like cars and trains

• Ideas like electricity and fire

• Technology like the printing press and sun dial

In what ways was Japan influenced by China?

• Spread of Buddhism

• Similar writing system

• Spread of Islam

• Both spread of Buddhism and similar writing system