Problem
Watch the YouTube Video: "The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9" (10:31) then answer the questions listed below.
A. The Silk Road radically expanded the _____________ of trade.
B. The Silk Road was not actually a road but rather an overland route where merchants ___________.
C. One route of the Silk Road connected the ________ to central Asia and one from central Asia to ________________ and also included sea routes.
D. Good and raw materials traded on the Silk Road included primarily __________, olives, olive oil, wine, jade, silver, iron, cotton textiles, ivory, incense, spices, and tortoise shells.
E. Why did the Roman Senate repeatedly try to ban silk?
F. What/how were three reasons the Silk Road affected the average person? (list and explain)
G. How much of the European population died from the Bubonic Plague? ____
H. John Green concludes the video by making a brief reference to the analogy between the Silk Road and today's market globalization (international connectedness of trade). Although he doesn't expand on this, what do you think he meant? (hint: try to think of similarities between the pros and cons of each)
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.