Quiz · Caravans on the Silk Road

Question 1What is the main topic of this talk?

Why silk was the only valuable good in Rome The Silk Road and the many things that travelled along it How camels were trained for desert journeys The building of museums in Samarkand and Bukhara

Question 2Besides silk and spices, what else did the caravans carry along the routes?

New ideas, religions, languages, and technologies Aeroplane parts and steamship engines Modern weapons for desert armies Only gold coins from the Roman Empire

Question 3Why did the old overland roads slowly fall into silence?

Because deadly plagues killed all the traders Because the desert cities were destroyed by war Because silk was no longer valuable anywhere Because sea routes became safer and cheaper