Unit 3- Story 6

1. Unit 3- Story 6 The Silk Route The Silk Route

2. Vocabulary The Silk Route

3. Artisan • A person who needs to be re-trained for a job or career • A skilled craftsperson • A very smart person; prodigy, genius • A person who is attending college to become a teacher The Silk Route

4. The Silk Route B) A skilled craftsperson

5. Caravan • A specific type of cover-up; disguise • A group of merchants traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country; group, convoy • A set of merchants trading alongside each other in a marketplace • A place in the middle of the desert or the sea where there is nothing else The Silk Route

6. The Silk Route B) A group of merchants traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country; group, convoy

7. Laden • To be decorated with many medals • To be wrapped all around the item • Empty or unfilled, blank and bare • Loaded, burdened, weighed down, overloaded The Silk Route

8. The Silk Route D) Loaded, burdened, weighed down, overloaded

9. Nomad • A person who stays in one place for a very long time • A type of animal used to carry a heavy load • A place where no one is allowed to attend • A tribal person that moves from place to place to find food or pasture for their cattle; wanderer The Silk Route

10. The Silk Route D) A tribal person that moves from place to place to find food or pasture for their cattle; wanderer

11. Yurt • A circular, portable tent • A creamy type of food with live cultures • A way that you can harm someone • A small huts surrounded by wooden stakes The Silk Route

12. The Silk Route A) A circular, portable tent

13. Comprehension The Silk Route

14. 1) Why does the story start at A.D. 700? • To tell us how silk was made • To explain what is going on in Egypt • To explain what is happening in the world at that time • To tell us what is happening in Rome • All of the above The Silk Route

15. C) To explain what is happening in the world at that time The Silk Route

16. 2)How did the author organize the story? • Each ‘chapter’ is a stop or passage; chronological order • Each ‘chapter’ is in alphabetical order • Each ‘chapter’ is a city in China • Each ‘chapter’ is a country in Asia • All of the above The Silk Route

17. A) Each ‘chapter’ is a stop or passage; chronological order The Silk Route

18. 3) How is silk made? A) From the cocoons from silk worms B) Unspooling the threads from the cocoons of silk worms C) Woven threads are spun into threads D) Weaving the thread of silk into cloth E) All of the above The Silk Route

19. E) All of the above The Silk Route

20. 4) What happens in Chang’an? • It is the place where they can get good sushi • It is the place where the traders pick up horses • It is the place where the caravans finish their trades • It is the place where the caravans laden with silk and other goods start • All of the above The Silk Route

21. The Silk Route D) It is the place where the caravans laden with silk and other goods start

22. 5) Which direction are the caravans going to travel? • North • South • East • West The Silk Route

23. D) West The Silk Route

24. 6) Who will the traders trade with in the West? • The Greeks • The Romans • Islamic and Byzantine worlds • Other Chinese merchants on the Pacific Ocean • All of the above The Silk Route

25. C) Islamic and Byzantine worlds The Silk Route

26. 7) Will the travel from China to the West be easy? • Yes, it will be a short trip • Yes, it will be nice weather, full of nice people • No, it will take 5 years just to get over the mountain passes • No, it will be hot, dangerous, full of thieves, take several months • All of the above The Silk Route

27. D) No, it will be hot, dangerous, full of thieves, take several months The Silk Route

28. 8) How often will the trading of silk and other goods occur? A) Never B) Several times for the traders and merchants C) Often, through different peoples and cultures D) Once, through the original seller/merchant E) All of the above The Silk Route

29. C) Often, through different peoples and cultures The Silk Route

30. 9) What happens in Dunhuang? • It is a Buddhist religious center and the traders can pray for a safe journey • It is an oasis and important trading center • It is where traders can load up on supplies • Trade for horses • All of the above The Silk Route

31. E) All of the above The Silk Route

32. 10) What happens in Taklamakan? A) The horses out run the camels B) It is a desert and there are no stops C) It is an oasis stop D) The traders trade with the locals E) All of the above The Silk Route

33. B) It is a desert and there are no stops The Silk Route

34. 11) What are the differences between the Bactrian and Dromedary camels? • They both have 1 humps • They both have 2 humps • The Bactrian has 1 humps; the Dromedary has 2 hump • The Bactrian has 2 humps; the Dromedary has 1 hump The Silk Route

35. D) The Bactrian has 2 humps; the Dromedary has 1 hump The Silk Route

36. 12) What happens in Kashgar? • It is an oasis town where the traders can pasture their animals and everyone can get rest • It is known for its fruit • Traders can trade silk for fruit and jade and other produce • The traders who continue West can use these new items to trade with the Westerners • All of the above The Silk Route

37. E) All of the above The Silk Route

38. 13)What are the Pamirs? • A range of high mountains • It’s nickname is ‘The Trail of Bones’ • It is a place where one can easily die • It is a place that takes the traders out of China • All of the above The Silk Route

39. E) All of the above The Silk Route

40. 14) What happens in Tashkent? • It is the edge of the Persian cultural world • It is the last place where the Chinese officials trade bolts of silk for horses • It is where the Chinese want the Ferghana horses for their army • It is a place were private merchants trade for Persian metalwork, glass, and musical instruments • All of the above The Silk Route

41. E) All of the answers are correct The Silk Route

42. 15) What happens in Transoxiana? • It is wild country and has no laws or government and the caravans may be attacked • It is a place where the traders have to be ready to fight to protect their goods • It is a place where you can take a ship or boat across the sea • A and B • All of the above The Silk Route

43. D) A and B The Silk Route

44. 16) What happens in Herat? • It is a Persian city where the traders can meet many artisans and meet new traders for their goods • It is the first stop with the Islamic culture • There are other traders in the city, from India • The caravan leave their Bactrian camels and now use Dromedary camels • All of the above The Silk Route

45. E) All of the above The Silk Route

46. 17) What happens in Baghdad? • The people of Baghdad highly seek the Chinese silk • There are only a handful of Chinese merchants remaining to trade the silk and they leave for home after this stop • There are so many different goods available for trading • It is the greatest city of the Islamic world and the hub of world trade • All of the above The Silk Route

47. E) All of the above The Silk Route

48. 18) What happens in Damascus? A) Arab merchants and Chinese traders work side by side B) Arab merchants now trade the silk and can sell it for a high price C) The Chinese merchants trade the silk to the Muslim women D) The traders can get horses and fruit for silk E) All of the above The Silk Route

49. C) The Chinese merchants trade the silk to the Muslim women The Silk Route

50. 19) How is the city of Tyre different from the other stops on the Silk Route? A) It is a place where one cannot do any trading B) It is in the middle of the desert C) It is a very small city as compared to the other stops D) It is a port city and now the silk will travel on a boat, rather than by a 4-legged animal E) All of the above The Silk Route