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\nCouncil for Economic Education\n
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\nThe Silk Road\n

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\nThe Silk Road connected the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian worlds. It also helped create the modern trade world. An analysis activity makes the importance of this Chinese innovation clear by asking participants to evaluate trades...\n
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\n\"Silk\n\n
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\nSilk Road Caravan\n

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\nStudents determine how the geographic features of the Silk Road trade route contributed to the economic development and diffusion of culture in both Eastern and Western Civilizations.\n
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\n\"Be\n\n
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\nBe a Food Explorer\n

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\nLearners discover the origins of fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, students research how fruits and vegetables came to the United States via trade routes.  Resources are provided.\n
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\n\"Traveling\n\n
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\nTraveling the Silk Road\n

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\nStudents take a virtual trip down the Silk Road. Using a map, they trace the location of the trade route and others that were developed later. They use different spices and goods to trace how they came to the Americas. They answer...\n
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\n\"Ancient\n\n
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\nAncient Mediterranean Lands: Rome\n

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\nSeventh graders research ancient Roman civilizations, trade routes, aqueducts, and agriculture. In this Ancient Rome lesson plan, 7th graders view a picture of the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard and discuss its use in ancient Rome. Students...\n
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\n\"On\n\n
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\nOn the Road with Marco Polo: Crossing the Deserts of China\n

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\nHigh schoolers explore the geography of China. They describe the geography of the Taklimakan. Students discover the best route to travel from one end of the desert to the other. They investigate how some of the local inhabitants make...\n
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\n\"Let's\n\n
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\nLet's Spice It With Pepper\n

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\nStudents identify and locate the areas in which pepper and spices orginated. On a map, they locate the areas and write the name of the spice that is found there. They use historical events to trace its route to the Americas. They...\n
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\nRoy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media\n
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\nEuropean Explorers\n

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\nTo compare how the Spanish, French, and English approached the exploration of North America, class groups examine primary source documents and become experts on one of four explorers: Francisco Coronado, Robert LaSalle, Samuel de...\n
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\n\"Globe\n\n
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\nGlobe Skills Lesson 2: Paving the Way for Columbus\n

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\nStudents explore the expedition of Christopher Columbus. In this geography skills lesson plan, students consider the technological advances that made Columbus's expedition possible as they complete a latitude and longitude activity.\n
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\nIt’s a Big, Big World\n

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\nStudents examine the role of the explorers. In this explorers and conquistadors, students create word puzzles (Wordles) regarding the time period in history. Students conduct research regarding a particular explorer and create foldables...\n
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\n\"American\n\n
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\nAmerican Indians Heritage Series: The Inuit's\n

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\nStudents become aware that people lived in America before Columbus came.  In this Inuit culture lesson, students discuss lives of the Inuits. Students listen to Mama Do You Love Me, A Promise is a Promise and The Polar Bear Son:...\n
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\n\"The\n\n
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\nThe Phoenicians\n

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\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 9th\n
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\nIn this Phoenicians worksheet, students read a 4-page selection about Phoenician culture and then respond to 2 short answer questions based on the selection.\n
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\n\"Baltimoreans\n\n
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\nBaltimoreans in the California Gold Rush\n

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\nEleventh graders explore the reasons for migration to California during the Gold Rush.  In this American History activity, 11th graders read letters about the opportunities and obstacles people faced.  Students create a map of...\n
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\n\"Treasure\n\n
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\nTreasure Hunt - Geography and Cultural Diversity along the Journey to the West\n

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\nStudents work in groups and use treasure cards and maps to go on a treasure hunt to several regions in China. They prepare a presentation on the geography and culture of the area that they are assigned to.\n
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\n\"Columbian\n\n
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\nColumbian Contexts\n

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\nStudents explore geo-political and economic contexts for the European Renaissance journeys of exploration, including those of Columbus, create cartographic symbols, and add those symbols to a print-out of Ptolemy's map.\n
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\n\"Arkansas\n\n
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\nArkansas\n

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\nIn this Arkansas reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.\n
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\n\"Famsi:\n\n
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\nFoundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies\n
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\nFamsi: The Eastern Riverine Corridor During Late Classic Period\n

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\nInventories of ceramic materials and architectural similarities indicate that some urban centers may be socially and politically connected while others are not. Study confirms a water route from New River drainage area to Belize may have...\n
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\n\"Educational\n\n
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\nEducational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872\n

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\nA map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...\n
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\nHofstra University\n
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\nHofstra Univ: Why Was Bubonic Plague So Devastating to European Society? [Pdf]\n

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\nThe Bubonic Plague or \"Black Death\" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...\n
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\nEtc: Dev of Colonies and Early Western Explorations, 1700 1775\n

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\nA map of eastern North America showing the early development of the European colonies and westward exploration to the Mississippi River. The map shows the routes of several early explorers with dates of exploration, including La Salle,...\n
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