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100
When did Charles Blackmore travel the Taklamakan?
1993
100
Who was the father of the Silk Road?
Zhan Qian
100
What has a mouth but can't chew?
A river
100
What was the capitol of China?
Chang'an/Xi'an
100
What is "Sericulture"?
The whole production of silk making. “Seri” = “Silk” in Greek
200
How long was the Silk Road in use? (close estimate)
1000bc. - 1400ad.
200
Who was the first person to travel the Silk Road form East to West?
Charles Blackmore
200
Which peak was the safest to travel?
3rd peak
200
Where is the Gobi Desert?
(show on map)
200
What is a "Lama"?
A Tibetan or Mongolian monk.
300
BONUS X 2 POINTS!!! How long was Zhan Qian in the region of the Silk Road overall?
13 years
300
What did Zhan Qian do?
He traveled the Silk Road in 138 B.C. with 100 men from Changan, China to Samarkand.
300
What are the names of the 2 sisters in the footbinding story? (apart from the narrator)
Beautiful Moon and 3rd sister
300
How far did the Silk Road expand? (east to west)
From Changan, China to Antioch
300
What is a Dromedary Camel?
1 hump camel
400
When did Sven Hedin travel the Silk Road? (Within a decade)
Late 1890's
400
Who was the first European to travel the Silk Road North to South?
Sven Hedin
400
During the second peak, what was the dominant religion?
Muslim/Islam
400
Name and spell the 4 "stans".
(on white board)
400
What is Cultural Diffusion?
Spreading and absorbing culture from one society to another.
500
When were the 3 safest times to travel on the Silk Road. (the 3 peaks)
1: 200bc. - 200ad. 2: 600ad. - 900ad. 3: 1100ad. - 1300ad.
500
Who mapped out the Silk Road region?
Sven Hedin
500
Spell Tanner and Saeed's last names.
Tanner Magelsen and Saeed Shihab
500
What was one of the countries that the silk road passed through. (If you get this wrong you lose 2000 points)
(shown on map)
500
What is a "Terminus"?
An end point: Antioch/Antakya, Turkey = western; Chang’an/X’ian = eastern.
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