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What region did a merchant have to cross first when traveling from Alexandria to the Silk Road?
What region did a merchant have to cross first when traveling from Alexandria to the Silk Road?
- The Persian Empire
- The Central Asian grasslands
- The Gobi Desert
- The Arabian Desert (correct)
What was a significant challenge for merchants traveling by sea along the Silk Road?
What was a significant challenge for merchants traveling by sea along the Silk Road?
- Pirates operating in the waters around Indonesia (correct)
- Diseases with no immunity
- Raiding barbarians
- Harsh weather conditions
What was a result of the mixing of cultures and goods along the Silk Road?
What was a result of the mixing of cultures and goods along the Silk Road?
- A decrease in the number of merchant towns
- The decline of trade in the region
- The establishment of rich and attractive targets for barbarian raiders (correct)
- The spread of Christianity to Western China
What was not exchanged along the Silk Road for hundreds of years?
What was not exchanged along the Silk Road for hundreds of years?
How did merchants eventually smuggle silkworms out of China?
How did merchants eventually smuggle silkworms out of China?
What were the two great empires mentioned in the text around 2,000 years ago?
What were the two great empires mentioned in the text around 2,000 years ago?
What valuable goods were exchanged between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty?
What valuable goods were exchanged between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty?
Why were the trade routes connecting the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty called the Silk Road?
Why were the trade routes connecting the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty called the Silk Road?
Which historical figure attempted to conquer much of the known world, reaching India, and played a role in the pre-existing trade routes between East and West?
Which historical figure attempted to conquer much of the known world, reaching India, and played a role in the pre-existing trade routes between East and West?
What was one of the obstacles faced by merchants traveling the Silk Road?
What was one of the obstacles faced by merchants traveling the Silk Road?
