Many routes across Central Asia that connected to Europe made up the _________:
Silk Roads
trans-Eurasian
Cultural diffusion
Which two continents did the Silk Roads connect?
Asia and America
Asia and Europe
Asia and Africa
Asia and North Pole
The Silk Road routes were considered ______ because they connected the two continents.
Cultural diffusion
trans-Eurasian
Luxury
Ideas and customs spread from place to place through ______.
Luxury
Cultural diffusion
trans-Eurasian
What made silk special in the Han Dynasty?
Only the European knew how to make it.
Only the Chinese knew how to make it.
People ate silk for food.
What goods left China (exporting to other countries) along the Silk Roads? 多选题
Silk
Paper
Jade
Pottery
What goods came into China (importing into China) along the Silk Roads? 多选题
Sesame seeds 芝麻种子
Oils
Metals 金属
Precious stones
Horses
Silk
What were traded along the Silk Roads besides physical goods? 多选题
Ideas
Cultural customs
Eggs
What ideas / cultural customs entered China (imported into China) along the Silk Roads?
Military techniques (from Central Asia) 打仗技术
Buddhist teachings (from India)
Western cultural styles
Chineses arts
What ideas or cultural customs left China (exported from China to other countries) along the Silk Roads? 多选题
Chinese art
Silks
Pottery
Buddhist teachings
Why did Buddhist became an attractive religion to many Chinese people? 多选题
It promised every day had food to eat
It promised an escape from suffering
The years after the fall of the Han were a time of unrest, so people wanted to seek peace
What were the three major religion or ethical systems that continued to influence China? 多选题
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism
Chrisianity
Muslim
Why were so many inventions 发明 a this time related to agriculture? 多选题
Agriculture was important to the society in ancient China
Farm was an important and honored profession
There was a large population in China to feed, so need to grow food
What were some of the agricultural inventions? 多选题
Plow with two blades
Better iron farm tools
Collar harness for horses
Wheelbarrow
Water mills
Bicycle
Why was paper an important invention in ancient China? 多选题
Because paper was cheaper, since books had been made of silk before which was much expensive
Chinese culture valued learning, so books are not expensive for more people to learn things easily
Paper was important for the bureaucratic government to keep people’s records
Why was silk an important invention in ancient China? 多选题
Silk can be food for people to eat
Silk looks beautiful
Silk can last long
Silk can be dyed for many colors
Silk could be traded for gold and silver which China did not have much of that time
What were true about the Silk Roads? 多选题
The Silk Road was named after the silk that was carried on them
Trans-Eurasian because the routes went from Asia to Europe
Carried goods in camel caravans across harsh landscapes
Goods leaving China: silk, paper, jade, pottery
Goods coming into China: seasame seeds and oil, metals, precious stones, Central Asia horses
Buddhism spread from India into China along the Silk Roads.
Chinese Buddhists modified Buddhism to make it fit better with Chinese culture.
Buddhism became popular after the fall of the Han Dynasty, as it promised an escape from suffering.
Buddhism spread to Japan and Korea from China.
The Silk Roads linked China to lands in the West and a lot of _____ happened along the routes.
Games
Trade
Laughs
Only the Chinese knew how to make silk for a long time, so it was very rare 稀罕 and therefore a good trade product.
Silk was traded for silver and gold.
The Han Dynasty made many great advancements to help their people, such as agricultural inventions, paper inventions.
In Han Dynasty, Daoism became a religion with priests and rituals.
Philosophies of ancient Confucianism 儒家思想、孔子思想 remain significant in Chinese government and education today.
Confucianism became influential 有影响力的 in Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism are the three major religion宗教 or ethical 道德 systems in China.