4. The silk road How did it change the world? For who?

5. From where to where? Explain how it really wasn’t a road? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfe-eNq-Qyg

6. What did they trade? From where to where?

7. Why did China want the secret to remain with them? What was the advantage of silk?

8. Other items traded along the road? The growth of the silk road benefited who? Why?

9. Who had the greatest demand for silk? What was the impact of wealth on this demand?

10. What eventually put the silk trade out of business?

11. How did the silk road impact people who were not rich? Explain each… 1. 2. 3.

12. Interconnectedness How is the interconnectedness brought on by the silk road similar to today’s interconnectedness globally?