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

   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
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 40 years
   • About 1,800 years
   • About 300 years
5. 4.

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

   • Printing
   • Silk weaving
   • Wooden writing strips
   • Roads to India
6. 5.

   Why did paper become the writing material of choice, Zee asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • A ruler ordered it
   • It was far easier to use
   • It was heavier to carry
   • It cost nothing to make
7. 6.

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

   • The idea of the noria
   • Silk, and no ideas
   • The pots, but not the wheel
   • Nothing, as the idea stayed in Roman Syria
8. 7.

   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
10. 8.

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

    • Kucha and Luoyang
    • Luoyang and Syria
    • Syria and Toledo
    • Kucha and Toledo
11. 9.

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

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • Syria
    • Toledo
    • Luoyang
    • Kucha
12. 10.

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

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