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6th grade The Silk Road: what moved along it, goods and ideas worksheet

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The Silk Road: what moved along it, goods and ideas

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Circle the best answer.

1.
When did paper reach India, by Noah's chain?
- The 600s BCE
- The 1100s CE
- The 600s CE
- The 700s CE, when it reached West Asia
2.
How high can a large noria lift water, by Pia's chain?
- As much as 40 feet
- As much as 4 feet
- As much as 20 feet
- As much as 400 feet
3.
What did paper help start in China, by Tala's chain?
- Roads to India
- Wooden writing strips
- Silk weaving
- Printing
4.
Why did paper become the writing material of choice, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- It was far easier to use
- A ruler ordered it
- It was heavier to carry
- It cost nothing to make
5.
What spread along the Silk Road after the noria was invented, Ari asks?
- The idea of the noria
- Nothing, as the idea stayed in Roman Syria
- Silk, and no ideas
- The pots, but not the wheel
6.
By Bo's route note, where do norias turn?
- In Roman Syria alone
- Nowhere outside Toledo
- From Spain to China, and in between
- Along the Yellow River alone
7.
Which two towns mark the ends of the line of cave temples, by Esme's route note?
- Kucha and Luoyang
- Syria and Toledo
- Kucha and Toledo
- Luoyang and Syria
8.
By Jun's route note, which end of the line of cave temples lies farther west?
Use the picture in question 7.
- Syria
- Kucha
- Luoyang
- Toledo
9.
Kira's note says, "Paper reached West Asia in the 600s CE." Which fix is right?
- Change "600s" to "700s"
- Leave it: paper reached India and West Asia together
- Change "West Asia" to "Europe"
- Change "600s CE" to "600s BCE"
10.
Luz's note says, "A large noria needs a team of animals to lift water." Which fix is right?
- Change "animals" to "silk"
- Leave it: animals turn the wheel
- Change "noria" to "paper"
- Change it: it needs no animal power

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The Silk Road: what moved along it, goods and ideas. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can follow silk, paper, horses, glass and ideas along the Silk Road and say which way each one traveled.
I can read a short route note beside a cause and effect chain and find a place, a direction or a distance.
I can tell a careful sentence about the Silk Road, such as one theory of how plague spread, from one that says too much.

Standard: D2.Geo.7.6-8

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