Today we will continue learning about the impact of trade by focusing on the concept of Southernization.
Question of the Day
What were the main effects of trade in India after 0 CE?
Focus Questions
What is Southernization?
In India what were the effects of trade along the Silk Road?
In India what were the effects of the Indian Ocean trade?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today.
Ibn Battuta
Spice Road
trans-Saharan caravan trade network
Mamluk empire
sharia
Indian Ocean trade network
dhow
Great Zimbabwe
Delhi sultanate
Vijayanagar
You should have read this article on Southernization, answered the questions at the end of the article, and be prepared to discuss it.
Write the two paragraphs I assigned last class.
Watch this video on the Silk Road, this one on the Indian Ocean Trade, and this one (from minute 39-end).
We will have a scored discussion of the article on Southernization.
Listen to each of the following podcasts. Record information that will help you to answer the unit's essential question.
Check out:
Interactive map to learn more about the effects of trade in India.
Indian Ocean Trade Website: This is a great website for understanding the Indian Ocean trade.
Silk Road - Social, Economic, Political Impacts - student level essay summarizing impacts
The Impact of the Silk Road on a Local Community - Valerie Hansen - Yale University
The Silk Road - Dr. Oliver Wild - from early route to decline to current role and restoration
American Museum of Natural History - from teacher resources to audio clips to museum exhibits
Silk Road Today - interactive map and travel journals
Silk Road Maps - varying maps arranged by language, faith, climate, geography, countries