Silk Road Regional Products
This region was known for their silk, bamboo, mirrors, gunpowder, paper, rhubarb, ginger, lacquer ware, chrysanthemum
CHINA
This religion appealed to many Chinese and offended many. It conflicted with Confucianism and Daoism.
BUDDHISM
This was the main export from China at the time.
SILK
What product started the trade between the Mediterranean Basin and China?
SILK
MERCURY POISON
This region was known for trading cotton textiles, herbal medicines, precious stones and spices
INDIA
This religion grew in strength in South East Asia, and was spread mainly by water trade routes from India.
HINDUISM
This was a type of ceramic that the Chinese perfected. Today it is still referred to as "China"
PORCELAIN
Who was the first to pursue trade with China to trade gold for SILK?
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
300,000 men were conscripted to work on this and build it in 10 years
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
This region was known for trading furs, walrus tusks, amber, livestock, falcons, hides, copper vessels, tents, saddles and slaves
FOREST LANDS OF SIBERIA
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GRASSLANDS OF CENTRAL ASIA
This religion began to spread and grow in the Mediterranean Basin and flourished.
CHRISTIANITY
The Chinese learned how to create this, which revolutionized the world after it spread across the Silk Road. It was first used in Fire Works.
GUN POWDER
Which Chinese Empire leaned the explosive power of international commerce?
HAN EMPIRE
A government where few people ruled many others.
Bureaucracy
This region is known to trade dates, nuts, almonds, dired fruit, dyes, lapis lazuli and swords
MIDDLE EAST
This was practiced by people who withdrew from the world to live a life without pleasure in pursuit of spiritual goals.
ASCETIC CHRISTIANITY
This helped travelers navigate and maintain a direction. It shows North, East, South and West.
COMPASS
People went to these for rest, relaxation, commerce and mental exchange.
CARAVAN TOWNS
Who was Emperor Qin buried with?
Terra Cotta Army
This region was known to trade Gold coins, glassware, glazes, grapevines, jewelry, artwork, perfume, olive oil, wool and textiles
MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
This religion represented a split in Christianity between Europe and the Asian world and led to the "Dark Ages"
Nestorian Christianity
This helps navigators, and it would tell them how far North/South of the equator they were
SEXTANT
These dramatically improved the quality of agriculture along the silk road
QANATS
Define Qanat
Gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below