Virtual Tour of the Silk Road

Last updated almost 5 years ago
20 questions
Directions: Watch the video. When you reach each time-stamp, answer the questions for the section.
Introduction Stop at 1:04
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What was the Silk Road?

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The Silk Road was

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The Silk Road was in use for

Starting in Rome… Stop at 2:36
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Rome was the western end of the Silk Road

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One of the most valued trade goods to the Roman Empire was?

Petra: Stop at 4:05
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Petra was significant geographically because

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Camel Caravans were significant to the SIlk Road because they were the means of transportation that carried the goods along the routes.

Palmyra: Stop at 6:26
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What does “cosmopolitan” mean? (look it up!)

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The fact that there are multiple temples from several different religions shows that Palmyra was cosmopolitan.

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The narrator discusses the large open air marketplace. This is evidence of

Bamiyan: Stop at 7:14
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Bamiyan was significant geographically because it was the last stop on the SIlk Road before crossing the mountains and deserts in Africa.

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Which of the following is an example of how cultural diffusion might have taken place in Bamiyan

Karakorum pass: Stop at 8:00
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Karakorum Pass was significant geographically because it was a narrow mountain pass through the Eastern Ghats Mountains.

The Taklamakan desert: Stop at 9:13
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Which of the following statements is true?

The Jade Gate Pass: Stop at 10:13
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Dunhuang: Stop at 12:02
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Dunhuang is the region where Buddhism was first established in China

Jiayuguan Pass: Stop at 12:55
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Jiayuguan Pass is significant geographically because it is the Wester end of the Great Wall

Xian:
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Xian was significant politically because It was the capitol city if China during the Qin and Han Dynasties

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Xian was significant religiously because it was center of cultural diffusion where religions such as Buddhism, spread from here into other Asian countries like Korea and Japan

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The narrator makes this statement near the end of the video:

"Although formidable mountain ranges, deserts, and oceans seperated these civilizations for a thousand years the SIlk Road was the artery that coneected the Roman and Chinese empires and brought into that circuit key communities throughout the Middle East and India each shaping the others economically and culturally"

Which vocabulary term best fits with the stement above?