Trading along the Silk Road Activity

Trading along the Silk Road

First, download the Silk Road Tour Graphic Organizer.

Then, review the following links:
Silk Road Project Virtual Tour: http://www.mitchellteachers.org/ChinaTour/SilkRoadProject/silk_road_virtual_tour.html
UNESCO Silk Road Programme: https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/silkroad-interactive-map

Using the first link (Silk Road Project), click through each of the major stops listed and choose one (1) item to review from each location.
Fill out the graphic organizer using this item (idea, artifact or good of your choice). List the item, whether it was imported or exported, and discuss the item’s impact on China, other foreign cultures, and the present.
Repeat this process for each stop listed on your graphic organizer.
You may use the second website (the UNESCO Silk Road Programme) for additional detail and a comprehensive map of interactions along the road (both main stops and the more remote areas served by the trading network).
After you have completed the graphic organizer, answer the question below in 1-2 sentences (your answer can be short for this only since the graphic organizer has several written components):
Were any of the items traded along the Silk Road particularly interesting or surprising to you? Briefly discuss what you learned about this trading network through these websites.

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