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Silk Road - Set 1
Vocabulary and Intro to the Silk Road
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's the word? The process of increasing connections between different countries around the globe | globalization |
| What's the word? The activity of buying and selling on a large scale | commerce |
| What is the Silk Road? | a network of trade routes |
| How long is the Silk Road? | 4000- 5000 miles |
| The Silk Road runs ____ and ____ between Europe and China | east and west |
| Who first began spreading goods and ideas between isolated communities? | nomads |
| An early part of the Silk Roads? | The Persian Royal Road |
| What diseases spread on the Silk Roads? | Black Death, smallpox, measles |
| Maritime refers to | ocean |
| what are the 4 factors of production | capital goods, natural resources, human resources, entrepreneurship |
| Which factor of production would include things like furniture, metal, factories, money, etc.? | capital goods |
| Which factor of production would trees, land, air, water, plants, coal? | natural resources |
| Which factor of production would include things factory supervisors, salespeople, office workers, etc.? | human resources |
| Which factor of production includes the person or people who bring all the factors together? Examples include a store owner, Elon Musk, etc. | entrepreneur |
| The Silk Road began during China's _________ dynasty. | Han |
| Silk came from ________ (country) | China |
| Silk was made from | silkworms |
| the penalty for sharing the secret of how silk was made | death |
| True or False: Merchants usually travelled the entire length of the Silk Roads. | false |
| Who is the famous Italian merchant who wrote about his travels across Asia? | Marco Polo |
| What products traveled from China? | silk, gun powder, paper, furs, ceramics, cinnamon, rhubarb |
| What products traveled from the West to the East? | wool, carpets, gold, silver, ivory, coral, precious stones, cucumbers, walnuts, sesame seeds, figs, alfalfa, pomegranates, winemaking, Buddhism |