Year 8G History

The Silk Road

Miss Bowen

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Poll

How much of your assignment have you finished?

• I haven't started

• I just started, so I haven't finished much

• I have made a good start already

• I am finished

Poll

How confident are you in your knowledge of the silk road?

• Very confident

• I know a little bit

• I know nothing

• I know a lot, but I need practice remembering

Reminder: What is the Silk Road?

​The Silk Road is not a road at all

The Silk Road refers to a long stretch of routes used by traders

A variety of goods were traded on the Silk Road including:

• Spices

• Precious stones such as jade

• Textiles

Open Ended

Can you guess what 'Cultural Diffusion' might mean?

​Cultural Diffusion

Cultural diffusion describes the spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, and/or items, like food, music, or tools

Religion, ideas, and technologies spread just as wide as the spread and trade of goods along the Silk Road

• New ideas in art, science, technology, medicine and more

• Communities of faith interacted, co-existed and influenced each other over the period when the Silk Road existed

  • These faiths included Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam

Multiple Select

What types of things moved or were traded along the Silk Road?

• Textiles such as silk

• Religion

• Language and culture

• Food and spices

Can anyone explain what a caravansary is?

​

​Caravansaries

Open Ended

Why are caravansaries so important?

The dangers of the Silk Road

• Most of the Silk Road runs through the desert, so one of the biggest challenges is having enough water

• Robbers and thieves were common

• The roads that formed the trade routes were usually in poor condition

Caravanasries provide protection from these dangers along the route

Research Project and Poster

​Assignment!

Considering the Caravanasries Case Study 1

Work for the rest of class:

Schoology