Starter quiz
- Which continents make up 'Eurasia'?
- Africa
- Asia ✓
- Europe ✓
- North America
- South America
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- What does 'trade' mean?
- to move from one place to another
- to beg for or steal something
- to sell and purchase goods ✓
- to borrow something
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- What is silk used for?
- to make weapons
- as a luxury fabric ✓
- as a form of currency
- to make paper
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- Complete the sentence: the ______ Empire controlled most of Europe and the Mediterranean from the 1st century BCE to the 5th century CE.
- 'Roman' ✓
- Complete the sentence: Islam originated from the Middle ______.
- 'East' ✓
- Where in the world is China?
- Central Asia
- Near East
- Middle East
- Far East ✓
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Exit quiz
- Complete the sentence: the Silk Road was a ______ of trade routes linking China with the West.
- 'network' ✓
- How long was the Silk Road?
- 1000 miles
- 2000 miles
- 3000 miles
- 4000 miles ✓
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- What goods were traded along the Silk Road?
- jade ✓
- coal
- caviar
- paper ✓
- gunpowder ✓
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- What negative things could also be experienced along the Silk Road?
- bandits ✓
- tigers
- disease ✓
- taxes
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- Which people threatened China in the 2nd century BCE, encouraging the Chinese to begin trading for superior horses, which was the start of Silk Road trade network?
- Kushans
- Persians
- Byzantians
- Xiongnu ✓
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- Which empire controlled the whole Silk Road in the 13th century?
- 'Mongol' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The Silk Road was a trading route stretching across Eurasia.
- The Silk Road facilitated economic and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia.
- The Mongol Empire controlled important points along the Silk Road in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Common misconception
Only silk was traded along the Silk Road.
Silk was a primary commodity for a long time along the Silk Road, but there were many different goods and ideas that were traded between East and West along the trade route.
Keywords
Trade - trade refers to the sale and purchase of goods
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