The Silk Road

In ancient times, many merchants traveled a trade route called the (a)  

• Silk Road
• Mediterranean Sea
• I-10
• Trade Route

The Silk Road  began in ​ (a)   ​ and covered some 4,000 miles to Damascus and Antioch. 

• China
• Europe
• Ameria
• Amercia
• The Roman Empire

Merchants had to cross rivers, _______, _______, and deal with _________. 

• Valleys

• Plains

• Bandits

• All of the Above

What allowed Persia to force merchants to exchange goods in its country and to tax their trade goods?

• Persia’s Military

• Persia’s Money

• Persia’s Greed

• Persia’s location along the Silk Road

How did merchants earn great wealth on the Silk Road? 

• They had a lot to sell

• Merchants could sell their products at high prices

• They stole from other merchants

• I don’t know

What was the most famous or popular item sold along the Silk Road?

• Asian Horses

• Silk

• White Jade

• Roses

______ and _______ were also exchanged along the Silk Road.

• Technology & Ideas

• Roses & Grass

• Money & Spices

• Oranges & Pears

Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?

• a single road that extended across Asia

• a route that connected western Europe to eastern Europe

• a route that was used to bring silk from Rome to China

• a network of trade routes that extended across Asia

The Silk Road was important because

• it helped the Han empire control the Mediterranean region

• it extended a thousand miles across Asia

• it linked Asian and western cultures for more a thousand years

• it connected the Han and Egyptian empires

Chinese explorer Zhang Qian is known as the Father of the Silk Road because

• he helped the Chinese form an alliance against their northern enemy, the Huns.

• he was the first person to introduce grapes to China

• he opened the way for trade between China and its western neighbors

• he led teams of peasants who worked to build the Silk Road