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Silk Road Encounters Education Kit
by Silk Road Project
http://www.silkroadproject.org/Education/Resources/SilkRoadEncounters/tabid/339/Default.aspx

Teacher's guide (48 p. PDF) and sourcebook (48 p. PDF) that explore the diverse yet interrelated topics of trade, art, music, religion, history, and geography along the Silk Road to supplement classroom materials for students from elementary through high school. The teacher's guide has six lesson plans: 1) The Silk Roads Big Map; 2) Creating a Three-Dimensional Timeline; 3) Trading in the Silk Road Cities; 4) Belief Systems of the Silk Road; 5) Musical Innovation along the Silk Roads; and 6) Treasures of the Silk Roads.) Activities tiered for different educational levels accompany the lessons. A sourcebook provides background information for the lessons on the geography, history, belief systems, arts, music, and the travel of ideas and techniques along the Silk Road.

Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Geography; Music; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities Language: English
Subjects: Cultural geography; Emigration and immigration; Material culture; Religious life and customs; Silk Road; Musical instruments; Trade routes; Asia--Social life and customs; Music; History; Geography; Middle East--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: Uzbekistan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Tajikistan; South Asia; Pakistan; Middle East; Kazakhstan; Iraq; Iran; India; East Asia; China; Asia, Central; Asia; Afghanistan

Sponsoring Organization:
Silk Road Project
20 Westminster Street
Providence RI 02903
(401) 427-6980
http://www.silkroadproject.org/tabid/36/default.aspx


 

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