Unit 3:
Day 14
Learning Target:
Learning Target:
SWBAT summarize the impact of the Silk Road on societies across the world.
SWBAT summarize the impact of the Silk Road on societies across the world.
MWH.1.CX: Contextualize the Indian Ocean as the center of global exchanges within the historically significant Eastern Hemisphere trade networks.
MWH.1.CX: Contextualize the Indian Ocean as the center of global exchanges within the historically significant Eastern Hemisphere trade networks.
This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the emergence of the Indian Ocean trade route, the Silk Road, and the power shifts between different groups happened as a result of economies, politics, population, resources, and technology.
MWH.1.E: Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives of global exchanges.
Students will discuss their findings on the 1st supporting question: "What was the Silk Road?"