The Silk Road - Introduction

What is the Silk Road?

• A route used by royalty to travel throughout their kingdoms

• a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea routes

• A route used by Chinese merchants to sell silkworkms

The Silk Road was created to __________

• sell unwanted silk to poor peasants and slaves

• create an opening to conquer the Romans in order

• exchange many things: animals, spices, ideas, and diseases

What prompted the Silk Road's creation?

• Advances in technology and increased political stability caused an increase in trade

• To create a faster and safer way to cross Asia to South America

• The need to guarantee that Silk was to be used in every civilization

When was the Silk Road established?

• during the Han Dynasty

• during the 1420s

• after the Huns conquered Rome

_________ was (a)n ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian King Darius the Great (l)

• The Causeway

• The Midway Path

• The Royal Road

The Silk Road stretched from ______ to _____

• Asia to Europe

• Rome to Greece

• Africa to Asia

What is one geographic feature not found on the Silk Road?

• Mountains

• River Valleys

• Swamps

• Grasslands

Who did not travel the Silk Road?

• Incans

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Chinese

Who did not travel the Silk Road?

• Merchants

• Diplomats

• Missionaries

• Sharecroppers

Why should the Silk Road be called the Silk Routes?

• Roads were not invented yet

• Different civilizations used their own routes

• There was more than one route