Crash Course Video #9 The Silk Road
TRUE or FALSE:

1. The host used an American flag as an example of a modern product that involves many nations in its manufacture and use. (0:33)
2. The Silk Road did not begin trade between world regions, but it did radically change the scope of trade. (1:07)
3. The Silk Road greatly changed the lives of people living in Africa and Australia. (1:26)
4. The "Silk Road" was actually two main routes; in all, they connected the eastern Mediterranean to China. (1:45)
5. The Silk Road can also be viewed as a network of many different trading routes. (2:01)
6. Most traders using the Silk Road traversed the entire distance from west to east (or east to west). (2:09)
7. The silk that gave the Silk Road its name came from the Middle East. (2:21)
8. Olives, olive oil, wine, jade, silver, iron, ivory, incense, spices, and tortoise shells were some of the other products traded along the Silk Road. (3:15)
9. Central Asia was generally a difficult place to conquer. (3:35)
10. Silk Road trading dates to before the birth of Jesus. (4:13)
11. The Roman government felt that the silk trade was a huge benefit to Rome. (4:53)
12. Because only the wealthy could afford the products traded on the Silk Road, it had very little impact on the poorer segments of society. (6:40)
13. Monasteries became a common place for trading caravans to stop during their travels. (8:04)
14. Diseases such as measles, smallpox, and bubonic plague also traveled along the Silk Road. (8:33)
15. The Black Death was a popular series of plays that entertainers traveling along the Silk Road shared with residents of many towns in Eurasia and the Middle East. (8:46)
16. The Silk Road promoted interconnectedness among various peoples and cultures. (9:08)