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The Silk Road
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What is silk?
Silk is a type of cloth. It is a thin, but strong fiber that silkworms produce when they are making their cocoons.
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Name two things traded on The Silk Road.
Any of these: silk, tea, salt, sugar, spices, cotton, ivory, wool, gold, silver, porcelain
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What is The Silk Road?
A trade route.
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How was silk thread discovered? (Think about the video we watched)
A silkworm fell into Empress Hsi Ling Shi's cup of tea.
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What country was silk invented in?
China
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Bonus: What is the mandate of heaven?
Chinese rulers believed that god gave them the right to rule.
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Why was The Silk Road important?
It helped create trade between countries.
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What animal helped people travel on the silk road?
Camels
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Bonus: Which dynasty invented Chinese writing: The Shang or the Zhou?
The Shang
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Why did the Chinese want to keep the silk-making process a secret?
So they would be the only ones who could sell silk.
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Why was silk important to Chinese culture?
Silk was valuable and worn by rich people. Also, the Chinese made a lot of money selling silk.
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What material is silk made from?
The cocoons from silk worms.
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