GEOGRAPHY, ANCIENT HISTORY, TRADING ALONG THE SILK ROAD, PAST AND PRESENT
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Let Your Students Experience Traveling the Ancient Silk Road & Learn About The New Current Silk Road. Trading Along The Silk Road focuses on the geographical theme of "movement" of goods, people, ideas, and technology. Students will work in cooperative groups and will travel the Silk Road. This lesson allows them to travel through ten different countries and learn about the (1) trading routes (2) government (3) religion (4) available and needed resources, and other experiences of those who traveled the "Royal Road". The lesson begins with an introductory activity Exchange/Trade Introduction Activity along with watching a suggested video (video not required for the introduction). The Group will move to the reading activity that discusses the ancient Silk Road in comparison to the new Silk Road of 2013/15. Group will, then, travel from one "Journey Station" to the next, in all visiting 10 different countries and cultures along the ancient Silk Road. Engage students in experiences of the ancient foreign trade market as well as the current Silk Road market. To wrap up the lesson, students will complete Exit Cars and the instructor will encourage a class discussion. With this lesson, you will receive 26 pages of instruction along with highly-detailed instruction including Materials, Introduction, Procedure, Closure, Helpful Links, and more! INCLUDES: Exchange/Trade Introduction Activity Suggested Videos Guided Question Activity Detailed Teacher Instruction 10 Journey Cards (Countr
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