1. The Silk Road:

2. Currency Barter System
Trading a good for a good, a service for a service or a good for a service
Trade
Exchanging goods or services for currency or other goods or services
Market
Silk Road
Goods
Economy
A place to sell or trade goods
A trade route from China to Mesopotamia which allowed for the exchange of goods and services
Items to be sold
Prosperity or earnings of a place
Currency
A form of money
Acculturation
Adopting pieces of culture from another group of people
Trade Route
A road or path that people traveled to exchange goods

3. Essential Question
How did the Silk Road affect the culture and economy of Asia?

4. What was the Silk Road? AD 600-1200
Network of About 4,600 miles of paths
Trade Route
From Changan (Xi’an) China to the Middle East by land and to Rome by sea
Changan
Middle East
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6. Who traveled on the Silk Road?
Merchants
Pilgrims of faiths
Soldiers
Guides
Camels
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7. Effects of the Silk Road
Increase Economy
Exchange of Goods
Exchange of Ideas
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8. Economy Trade increases the economy
There are more sales because there are more markets which helps people make money.
Trade helps technology get better because of competition
Made major trade centers
The barter system and currency were used to trade and buy goods.
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9. Exchange of Goods
From the East: Printing Press, Magnetic Compass, Gun Powder, Silk, Paper, Furs, Tea, Medicine, Dye
From the West: Ceramics, Ivory, Glass, Spices, Metal Work, Aromatics, Salt, Jewels, Food, Animals, Wines
Compare the old Silk Road with Modern China
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10. Exchange of Ideas and Culture
Acculturation of religion and philosophies
Music
Food: alfalfa, grapes, sesame, pomegranates, walnuts, cucumbers,, dates, nuts, carrots
Fables
Technology
Art
Astronomy and Math
Religion and Philosophies
Buddhism: India and Nepal
Islam: Arabia
Christianity: Judea (Israel)
Judaism: Sinai (Egypt)
Kinesthetic, Linguistic, Spatial and Logical Activities to connect to background knowledge is in the lesson plan

11. Dangers of the Silk Road
Rough terrain like mountains and deserts
Bandits

12. Essential Question
How did the Silk Road affect Asia?