Global Trade and Exchange Through History Quiz
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What is the Silk Road?

  • A network of multiple routes connecting various settlements over 2,000 years (correct)
  • A single road stretching 5,000 miles across the world
  • A modern transportation system for goods and information
  • A trade route exclusively used by nomadic tribes

    • What impeded the travel of the first agricultural civilizations?

  • Lack of interest in exploration
  • Lack of suitable transportation
  • Hostile neighboring civilizations
  • Surrounding geography and fear of the unknown (correct)

    • What did the nomadic tribes spread between cultures through encounters with settled civilizations?

  • Goods, ideas, and technologies (correct)
  • Agricultural methods and tools
  • Diseases and conflicts
  • Religious beliefs and traditions

    • What characterized the encounters between nomadic tribes and settled civilizations?

    <p>They involved raids, warfare, trade, and protection of traveling merchants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Persian Royal Road?

    <p>To facilitate trade and communication across the Persian Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical figure contributed to the expansion of the network of culture and trade into Central Asia?

    <p>Alexander the Great</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who returned to the Han Emperor with tales of sophisticated civilizations, prosperous trade, and exotic goods beyond the western borders?

    <p>Zhang Qian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What goods were traded between Persia, India, and China?

    <p>Silk and jade for horses and cotton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology possibly transmitted from the East to the Western world through military encounters in Central Asia?

    <p>Crossbow technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What religion migrated from India to become the dominant religion in China and Japan?

    <p>Buddhism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology made its way from China to the Middle East, influencing the futures of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires?

    <p>Gunpowder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the demise of the Silk Road as a prominent trade route?

    <p>New maritime technologies making long land routes obsolete</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event followed the collapse of Mongol rule and China's withdrawal from international trade?

    <p>The Age of Exploration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of the impact of globalization mentioned in the text?

    <p>Canadian shoppers buying t-shirts made in Bangladesh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Silk Road enable in addition to the trade of goods?

    <p>Movement of traditions, innovations, ideologies, and languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the collapse of the Roman Empire lead to in relation to Chinese goods?

    <p>An outflow of gold that led to a ban on silk</p> Signup and view all the answers

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