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

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   When did paper reach India, by Noah's chain?

   • The 600s CE
   • The 600s BCE
   • The 700s CE, when it reached West Asia
   • The 1100s CE
2. 2.

   How high can a large noria lift water, by Pia's chain?

   • As much as 400 feet
   • As much as 20 feet
   • As much as 4 feet
   • As much as 40 feet
3. 3.

   About how many years passed from paper reaching West Asia to Europe making its own, by Ren's chain?

   • About 400 years
   • About 1,800 years
   • About 40 years
   • About 300 years
4. 4.

   What did paper help start in China, by Tala's chain?

   • Silk weaving
   • Printing
   • Wooden writing strips
   • Roads to India
5. 5.

   What spread along the Silk Road after the noria was invented, Ari asks?

   • Silk, and no ideas
   • The idea of the noria
   • The pots, but not the wheel
   • Nothing, as the idea stayed in Roman Syria
6. 6.

   By Bo's route note, where do norias turn?

   • From Spain to China, and in between
   • In Roman Syria alone
   • Nowhere outside Toledo
   • Along the Yellow River alone
8. 7.

   Which two towns mark the ends of the line of cave temples, by Esme's route note?

   • Kucha and Luoyang
   • Luoyang and Syria
   • Kucha and Toledo
   • Syria and Toledo
9. 8.

   By Jun's route note, which end of the line of cave temples lies farther west?

   Use the picture in question 7.

   • Syria
   • Toledo
   • Luoyang
   • Kucha
10. 9.

    Kira's note says, "Paper reached West Asia in the 600s CE." Which fix is right?

    • Change "600s CE" to "600s BCE"
    • Change "West Asia" to "Europe"
    • Leave it: paper reached India and West Asia together
    • Change "600s" to "700s"
11. 10.

    Luz's note says, "A large noria needs a team of animals to lift water." Which fix is right?

    • Change it: it needs no animal power
    • Change "animals" to "silk"
    • Leave it: animals turn the wheel
    • Change "noria" to "paper"