Which had the greater impact—the goods or ideas

exchanged along the Silk Road?

Part 1: Benefits and Challenges of Trade

Fill in the graphic organizer titled Silk Road Trade

Benefits Challenges
Which had the greater impact—the goods or ideas
exchanged along the Silk Road?

Part 2: Economic and Cultural Exchange

Was the Silk Road one road or many?

How long was it, and what regions did the Silk Road connect?

List the kinds of material goods traders carried along the Silk Road routes.
◦ Goods Traded from China to the West:

◦ Goods Traded from the West to China:

Give examples of the cultural ideas exchanged along the Silk Road.

How were horses, camels, and other animals important in Silk Road trade?

What is the physical evidence of the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road?

How did the Han emperor bring Buddhism to China?

Which had the greater impact—the goods or ideas
exchanged along the Silk Road?

Part 3: Reflective Writing

Write a short journal entry to answer the Focus Question: Which had a greater
impact—the exchange of goods or ideas along the Silk Road?