The name and the thing
1.[2p] Who coined the term "Silk Road", and when?
Who coined the term "Silk Road", and when?
The answer is: Ferdinand von Richthofen, in 1877
The answer is: Ferdinand von Richthofen, in 1877
The answer is: Ferdinand von Richthofen, in 1877
2.[1p] Merchants who used the routes called them the Silk Road.
Merchants who used the routes called them the Silk Road.
The answer is: False
3.[3p] Zhang Qian reached Bactria in the 120s BCE and found what there?
Zhang Qian reached Bactria in the 120s BCE and found what there?
The answer is: Cloth and bamboo from Sichuan, bought by merchants in India
The answer is: Cloth and bamboo from Sichuan, bought by merchants in India
The answer is: Cloth and bamboo from Sichuan, bought by merchants in India
4.[2p] A bolt of silk passes through twelve hands, each merchant taking 20 per cent over what they paid. By what factor has the price multiplied?
A bolt of silk passes through twelve hands, each merchant taking 20 per cent over what they paid. By what factor has the price multiplied?
5.[2p] The same bolt passes through only two hands, each taking 25 per cent. By what factor has the price multiplied now?
The same bolt passes through only two hands, each taking 25 per cent. By what factor has the price multiplied now?
6.[3p] Why did merchants work short stretches of the route rather than travelling the whole way and keeping the margin?
Why did merchants work short stretches of the route rather than travelling the whole way and keeping the margin?
The answer is: The relay converted one intolerable risk into a series of tolerable ones, and each merchant was paid for local knowledge
The answer is: The relay converted one intolerable risk into a series of tolerable ones, and each merchant was paid for local knowledge
The answer is: The relay converted one intolerable risk into a series of tolerable ones, and each merchant was paid for local knowledge
7.[3p] Which of these are defensible things the term "Silk Road" can denote?
Which of these are defensible things the term "Silk Road" can denote?
Select all that apply
The answer is: The actual tracks through the passes and along the desert rims, The long-distance trade in dense luxuries between China and the west, The whole system of exchange across Central Eurasia from about 100 BCE to about 1500 CE
8.[2p] Match each name to what they contributed to the idea of the Silk Road.
Match each name to what they contributed to the idea of the Silk Road.
Ferdinand von Richthofen
Sven Hedin
Valerie Hansen
James Millward
coined Seidenstrassen in 1877
argued the long-distance trade was small
made the singular name popular in 1936
defends the broad Central Eurasian definition
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Ferdinand von Richthofen: coined Seidenstrassen in 1877 Sven Hedin: made the singular name popular in 1936 Valerie Hansen: argued the long-distance trade was small James Millward: defends the broad Central Eurasian definition
9.[2p] What is wrong with saying the Silk Road "opened in 138 BCE"?
What is wrong with saying the Silk Road "opened in 138 BCE"?
The answer is: Traffic long predated the mission; what began then was Chinese documentation of it
The answer is: Traffic long predated the mission; what began then was Chinese documentation of it
The answer is: Traffic long predated the mission; what began then was Chinese documentation of it