Silk Road Quiz

Why was silk extremely valuable in Europe?

• Wool for clothing was incredibly rare
• Only royalty was permitted to wear silk
• Droughts had ruined Europe’s cotton fields
• Silk could only be produced by the Chinese

About how long was the entire length of the Silk Road?

• 1,600 miles
• 2,600 miles
• 3,600 miles
• 4,600 miles

The Silk Road connected empires on the continents of _______________________ & _______________________.

• Europe and Asia
• Venice and Beijing
• Italy and China
• Turkey and India

What are natural features that make travel difficult, like mountains, rivers & deserts.

• Geographic barriers
• Geographic Corridors
• Obstacles
• Pathways

Why did trading end on the Silk Road in the 1400’s?

• Stop the spread of the Bubonic Plague
• Wars broke out making travel impossible
• The Age of Exploration led to new, faster sea routes
• The goods were no longer profitable for merchants

What was the 4,600-mile-long network of trade routes linking Europe & China; used from 200 BC-1500 AD?

• Bartering
• Caravan
• Globilization
• Silk Road

Which of the following terms means a simple form of trade where items of equal value are exchanged; no money is used in the trade?

• Bartering
• Caravan
• Globilization
• Silk Road

Which of the following terms means merchants & traders traveling through difficult terrain in groups to provide safety on the journey?

• Bartering
• Caravan
• Globilization
• Silk Road

What occurs when ideas & goods spread to new cultures through travel, war & trade?

• Cultural Diffusion
• Cultural Division
• Cultural Difference
• Multiculturalism

Which of the following terms means an interdependence between cultures created by the sharing of goods, knowledge & ideas around the world; The Silk Road is the earliest example of this exchange?

• Bartering
• Caravan
• Globilization
• Silk Road