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1. The Silk Road- What is it? Why is it important?
2. The Silk Road The Silk Road lasted for 1200 years. From the Roman Empire until Medieval Europe. There were three phases where it was traveled more than other times. Han Dynasty (2nd Century B.C.E. – 2nd Century C.E.) Tang Dynasty (7th – 10th Century C.E.) Yuan Dynasty (12th – 14th Century C.E.) Marco Polo visits China
3. The Silk Road The Silk Road was not actually a road. It was not paved. It was not even a single route.  The Silk Road was a name given to a series of interconnected trade routes that led across China to Rome. It was a 4000-mile trip. At one end was China. At the other end was Rome. 
4. After the Silk Road the “East” and “West” become Interdependent Each had something the other wanted. Rome had gold and silver and precious gems. China had silk and spices and ivory.  Ideas also traveled along the Silk Road, ideas that affected everyone. The spreading of goods and ideas between cultures is known as cultural diffusion.
5. Exchange of Goods
6. ITEMS TRADED ALONG THE SILK ROAD OUD GLASS BACTRIAN CAMELS CARPETS PORCELAIN METAL WORK SILK JADE SPICES
7. What do you see? How can we compare this to the trade of today? Why was this important to global history?
8. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE TRAVELING ON THE SILK ROAD?
9. What do you see?
10. What is this?
11. The Silk Road Over the centuries, the Silk Road developed a civilization of its own. Where possible, the Silk Road became lined with huge Buddhist temples, Islamic mosques and booming citieswhere much cultural diffusion. It became far easier to travel the road. The journey became safer during the high trade eras. But it was never easy. There were still vast stretches of deserts and mountains to cross, with no city or water in sight. 
12. Turn, talk, and answer: Do you think that cultural diffusion benefits civilizations? Why or why not?
13. Byzantine Empire Mongol Empire The Asian Empires we will study next. Ottoman Empire China Empire Mughal Empire
14. Dangers of the Silk Road It was incredibly dangerous to travel along the Silk Road. You faced desolate white-hot sand dunes in the desert, forbidding mountains, brutal winds, and poisonous snakes.  There was one nice section, called the Gansu Corridor, a relatively fertile strip that ran along the base of one of the mountains. To reach this strip, you had to cross the desert or the mountains. And of course, there were always bandits and pirates.   Even the traders did not make the whole trip. They worked in relays. Each trader would go a certain distance, exchange their goods for other goods, and hopefully return. The next would move along the road, trade, and hopefully return.   There were three main routes, and all were dangerous. Northern Route – Westward to Black Sea Central Route – Westward to Persia, Mediterranean Sea, Rome Southern Route – Westward to Iran, India
15. Geography of the Silk Road: Even though there were many physical obstacles, trade continued. Taklimakan Desert Himalayan Mountains Kunlun Mountain Painting Pamir Mountains
16. Taklamakan Desert:Western China “The Desert of Death” The Silk Roads avoided the Taklamakan Desert and passed through the oasis towns on its outskirts
17. Making Silk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1RTqAWKenM&safe=active
18. Hear the story of a Silk Road Merchant MERCHANT - a person whose job is to buy, sell & trade goods. (salesman or businessman)
19. Prepare to be a Silk Road Trader
20. Glassware Spices Gold Carpet Silk
21. Debriefing What aspects of the activity were the most challenging? Why? Would you have wanted to be a trader along the Silk Road? Why or why not?
22. Make a connection from the class to the history… fill in the T-chart in your packet with your seatmates. Center table (Kashgar) was most crowded Piece of paper with drawing on it Farthest east room was Duoyang Couldn’t walk further west than Antioch Crawling on floor Climbing over desks Closing eyes One of the trade goods you got Most people didn’t make it to all five trading spots
23. Now let’s discuss as a class Center table (Kashgar) was most crowded Pictures on the papers Farthest east room was Duhyuang Couldn’t walk further west than Antioch Crawling on floor Climbing over desks Closing eyes One of the trade goods you got Most people didn’t make it to all five trading spots
24. What did you learn so far about the Silk Road On the Post It: Grade yourself on your listening in class. Did you finish all homework. Yes or No. Evaluate yourself on your understanding of the homwork. Define Silk Road including where it started and ended. What are four goods traded? What other than goods were spread and what is that called?
25. Cultural Exchange and Silk Road Silk Road created cultural diffusion in which goods, ideas, technology and knowledge spread between cultures China and Rome not only received new products but learned how to make them for themselves By 500 CE the Chinese understood the technology Roman glassmaking. Around the same time, Rome learned how to produce silk
26. Changes to China In addition to learning to make glassware, gardening and agriculture changed. China imported many new foods such as grapes, cucumbers, figs, pomegranates, walnuts, chives, sesame Near China, draw and label two symbols for two foods or products that China learned about as a result of trade on Silk Road.
27. Changes to the West (especially Rome) In addition to learning to make silk, there were diet, gardening and agricultural changes. Rome and western people imported oranges, peaches, pears and flowers like roses, mums, peonies and more Near Rome, draw and label two symbols for two foods or products that Rome learned about as a result of trade on Silk Road.
28. Buddhism spreads from India along Silk Road Buddhism had its beginnings in India. Because the Silk Road passed through India, and India was in the middle, many people learned of Buddhism Buddhism was introduced in China in 1st century Some Chinese Buddhists would travel the Silk Road just to get to India to get sacred texts on the religion.
29. Buddhism is now a world religion Near India, draw and label a symbol for Buddhism. Then draw and arrow that shows how Buddhism spread from India to China. Then answer the two thought questions below the map.
30. Effects of Trade What other effects might there be to trade other than just the exchange of goods and the chance to get rich?
31. Silk Road Today – 2009 Visit http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5647644n
32. Now, how would you do on a practice quiz over the Silk Road? Look at the target questions on the Unit Target Guide I’m about to give you. Answer the Silk Road target questions with your Asian Empires partner.