The Silk Roads Flashcards
Flash cards about the Silk Roads and Genghis Khan.
True or False:
Most cities that were at some point the largest in the world were located along the Silk Roads
True
Were the Silk Roads important?
Yes, very, as ideas, religions, cultures, goods and more were spread and traded along the Silk Roads.
Who founded the Mongol empire?
Genghis Khan
Which country had maintained a monopoly on the silk trade until 552 CE?
China
Who broke the monopoly that China had on the silk trade in 552 CE
The Byzantines
In what year was China’s monopoly on the silk trade broken?
552 CE
Give three examples of things that traveled along the Silk Roads from West to East
Horses, precious metals, woollen goods, religions, cultures, ideas.
Give three examples of things travelling along the Silk Roads from East to West.
Silk, china, porcelain, bronze, tea, rice, paper, jade, precious stones and jewels, camels, semi-precious stones, glassware, cotton fabrics, gold embroidery, the plague, religions cultures, ideas.
What bad trade also happened along the Silk Roads?
Slave trading.
When did the Mongol empire start and end?
1206-1368
How much land did the Mongol Empire control?
Up to 12 million square miles
True or false:
Women held positions of power in the Mongol Empire
True
Who controlled the Silk Roads?
The Mongol Empire
What was unusual about the Mongol Empire (at the time)?
They allowed religious freedom and women held positions of power.
How many people did Genghis Khan wipe out in his lifetime?
40 million
