| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which of these was the most important city along the Silk Road between 767 and 912? | Baghdad | 77%
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| The Silk Road's northern route started at which Chinese city? | Xi'an | 65%
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| Which Uzbek city along the Silk Road was the capital of the Timurid Empire? | Samarkand | 54%
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| Which of these did the Maritime Silk Road not encompass? | Black Sea | 46%
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| What were caravanserais? | Inns | 46%
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| Մետաքսի ճանապարհ is the name of the Silk Road in which language? | Armenian | 42%
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| Which form of Christianity travelled along the Silk Road, reaching as far as China? | Nestorianism | 38%
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| Which of these is an alternative name for the Southwest Silk Road? | Tea Horse Road | 38%
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| Which of these travellers travelled along (at least a part of) the Silk Road before Marco Polo? | William of Rubruck | 38%
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| Which of these wasn't a precursor to the Silk Road? | Cursus publicus | 31%
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| Which of these is sometimes referred to as the "New Silk Road"? | Eurasian Land Bridge | 31%
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| Which of these Silk Road cities was a major centre for Buddhist learning? | Merv | 31%
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| Which civilisation dominated the East-West trade along the Silk Road between the 4th and 8th centuries? | Sogdians | 31%
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| The Silk Road divided into northern and southern routes to bypass the centre of which desert? | Taklamakan | 27%
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| Which archaeological site, once a city along the Silk Road, is located in China? | Endere | 15%
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