Silk Routes' Heyday
The Silk Routes’ most prosperous period began around 130 BCE under which Chinese dynasty?
The Han Dynasty
What is tolerance?
Willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own.
Which group from Central Asia is described as “middlemen” who relayed goods between major empires rather than producing most goods themselves?
Sogdians
What is cultural diffusion?
The spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures.
How did Christianity (Nestorianism) spread on the Silk Road?
It spread through missionaries and merchants traveling to new regions.
A ruler who allows people of many religions to live peacefully in his city is an example of what?
Tolerance
During the Silk Routes’ heyday, which two East Asian cultures ruled the longest?
(200 points for each correct answer)
Xiongnu and Han Dynasty
How did Zoroastrianism spread along the Silk Road?
It spread as Persian and Sogdian traders carried their beliefs and established communities in new regions.
Chinese artisans adopting Buddhist artistic styles is an example of what?
Cultural Diffusion