Trade and Commerce Quiz

What kinds of things are traded to and from the UK?

• Ivory and gold

• Spices and glass beads

• Food and medicines

• Oil and cars

How were goods transported in the past before modern transport?

• On massive shipping containers

• Using pack animals

• By trains

• By air

During which dynasty was the Silk Road established?

• The British Empire

• The Roman Empire

• The Han Dynasty

• The Ottoman Empire

What was the name given to the Muslim government ruling the Islamic Empire during the Middle Ages?

• The Umayyad Caliphate

• The Ming Dynasty

• The Aztec Empire

• The Inca Empire

Where did the capital of the Islamic Empire become during the Abbasid Caliphate?

• Tehran, Iran

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Baghdad, Iraq

• Cairo, Egypt

What was one of the goods traded along the Silk Road?

• Perfumes

• Animal furs

• Paper

• Cars

Who was the explorer from Venice that travelled to China along the Silk Road?

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

What inspired many other explorers after Marco Polo's travels?

• The Divine Comedy

• Don Quixote

• The Odyssey

• The Travels of Marco Polo

What is the length of the Silk Road?

• 2000km

• 4000km

• 6400km

• 8000km

What is still used by tourists today along some parts of the Silk Road?

• Airplanes

• Trade routes

• Ships

• Cars