Trade on the Silk Road Text Book

What was China's chief trade good along the Silk Road?

• Paper

• Lacquerware

• Silk

• Bronze items

What did Chinese merchants often seek in return for their goods?

• Cotton and rice

• Gold, silver, and olive oil

• Spices and wool

• Ceramics and jade

Which of the following was a major market town in China during the Silk Road era?

• Kashgar

• Chang'an

• Beijing

• Shanghai

What is the process by which ideas spread from one culture to another called?

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural exchange

• Cultural adaptation

Which religion from India was absorbed by China and became an important part of Chinese life?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

How did traders often get the goods they needed if they had no money at all?

• They used credit systems.

• They bartered or exchanged items.

• They offered services instead.

• They borrowed from local banks.