The Silk Road: what moved along it, goods and ideas
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
When did paper reach India, by Noah's chain?
- The 1100s CE
- The 600s CE
- The 700s CE, when it reached West Asia
- The 600s BCE
How high can a large noria lift water, by Pia's chain?
- As much as 4 feet
- As much as 20 feet
- As much as 40 feet
- As much as 400 feet
About how many years passed from paper reaching West Asia to Europe making its own, by Ren's chain?
- About 1,800 years
- About 40 years
- About 300 years
- About 400 years
Why did paper become the writing material of choice, Zee asks?
- It was heavier to carry
- A ruler ordered it
- It was far easier to use
- It cost nothing to make
What spread along the Silk Road after the noria was invented, Ari asks?
- Silk, and no ideas
- Nothing, as the idea stayed in Roman Syria
- The idea of the noria
- The pots, but not the wheel
By Bo's route note, where do norias turn?
- Along the Yellow River alone
- In Roman Syria alone
- Nowhere outside Toledo
- From Spain to China, and in between
By Jun's route note, which end of the line of cave temples lies farther west?
- Syria
- Luoyang
- Toledo
- Kucha
Kira's note says, "Paper reached West Asia in the 600s CE." Which fix is right?
- Leave it: paper reached India and West Asia together
- Change "600s" to "700s"
- Change "600s CE" to "600s BCE"
- Change "West Asia" to "Europe"
Luz's note says, "A large noria needs a team of animals to lift water." Which fix is right?
- Change "animals" to "silk"
- Change it: it needs no animal power
- Change "noria" to "paper"
- Leave it: animals turn the wheel
Milo's note says, "Buddhism traveled from China to India." Which fix is right?
- Change "traveled" to "stayed"
- Change "Buddhism" to "paper"
- Change it: from India to China
- Leave it: the cave temples show that