The most essential animal to the silk road was:
a) the horse
b) the camel
c) the ox
d) the yak
b) the camel
100
Name one Chinese invention that was introduced to the West because of the Silk Road.
silk, gunpowder, paper, or the compass
100
The Romans were happy to trade ______ for silk.
(This is something the Chinese didn't know how to make)
Glassware
100
On his second journey, Zhang Qian discovered a more powerful and better suited ______ for war.
(hint: animal)
Horse
100
Name the group of people who civilized Roman and Chinese travelers considered lawless savages who threatened trade.
Nomads (Nomadic People)
200
The one-humped camel, or dromedary, is found primarily where?
North Africa or Middle East
200
Name one spice that was traded along the silk road that was worth its weight in gold!
Cinnamon, nutmeg, or saffron
200
In one Chinese legend, silk was discovered by a princess named:
a) Li Po
b) Leizu
c) Ming Yang
d) Dou Wan
b) Leizu
200
This city was widely considered to be the most spectacular along the Silk Road:
a) Samarkand
b) Chang'an
c) Turpan
a) Samarkand
200
This group sometimes had women fight alongside men in battle, wearing the tribe's scale-like armor.
a) Huns
b) Parthians
c) Sarmatians
d) Mongols
c) Sarmatians
300
What camel, the dromedary or the Bactrian camel, is able to thrive in both hot and cold climates?
Bactrian
300
What disease was believed to have possibly been carried to Europe along the Silk Road? (Hint: this disease killed up to 60% of the European population in the 1300s)
The Black Death (or Plague)
300
Silk moths will only lay their eggs on specially prepared paper, and silkworms must be fed fresh mulberry leaves for more than a month. But all that attention pays off: A silkworm cocoon can unravel to more than ___ kilometer(s) of silk filament!
a) five
b) fifteen
c) one
d) ten
c) one
300
The overland Silk Road began at ______, the capital city of Ancient China's Han Dynasty. This city was the center of silk production, a major source of wealth for the empire.
a) Samarkand
b) Chang'an
c) Turpan
b) Chang'an
300
This group was called a, "savage race... stunted, foul...scarcely human."
a) Huns
b) Mongols
c) Sarmatians
d) Parthians
a) Huns
400
What biological adaptation allows camels to conserve water so well?
a) large lungs
b) large stomachs
c) shape of their white blood cells
d) shape of their red blood cells
d) shape of their red blood cells
400
Marco Polo was welcomed into the court of what Mongol king?
a) Kublai Khan
b) Genghis Khan
c) Dayan Khan
d) Molon Khan
a) Kublai Khan
400
Under Han rule, what would happen if you revealed the silk making process?
Punishable by death
400
This city had irrigation systems that brought water in from the surrounding mountaintops, allowing farmers to grow a dazzling array of fruits and vegetables.
a) Samarkand
b) Chang'an
c) Turpan
c) Turpan
400
This group was the most successful of the nomads, and rose to power under Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
a) Parthians
b) Mongols
c) Sarmatians
d) Huns
b) Mongols
500
How many liters can a camel drink in one sitting?
Over 100 liters.
500
Who was the Chinese explorer, often called the "Father of the Silk Road," named?
Zhang Quian
500
In what year did Rome first encounter silk?
a) 53 B.C.E
b) 100 B.C.E
c) 74 B.C.E
d) 69 B.C.E
a) 53 B.C.E
500
Name one impressive feat of architecture located in Chang'an that tourists can go see today.
Bell Tower, and Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.
500
In 53 B.C.E. The Parthians dealt the Romans a humiliating defeat. It was at this battle the Romans found out how skilled of horsemen the Parthians were. What was this battle called?
The Battle of ________.