The Silk Road

Nystrom Atlas of World History page 43

Directions: Use the information on the previous page, your textbook (p. 430) and the video to
answer the following questions.

Silk Road (Discovery Education)

1. When did the Han Dynasty emerge in Ancient China? What did they build and
extend?

2. What became the Han Dynastys most important source of income?

3. What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

4. What was the Silk Road?

5. What was the most important item that was traded?

6. What goods were brought into China? What else was brought into China (not a
material thing)?

7. What can we compare the Silk Road to in our lives?

8. Based on the goods exchanged on the Silk Road, in your opinion, which item
was the most influential in changing history? Why?

9. Why was it important to have control of cities and waterways along the Silk
Road?

10. What factors influenced the route the Silk Road was created?

11. How would the world be different today, had there not been a Silk Road?