PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Kushan Empire
PBS explores the world of India with an in-depth look into the Kushan Empire. Identifies the origins of the empire, the location of the empire, and the connection to the Silk Road. Describes the importance of art and literature to the...
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Asia Society: Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures From Northwest China
Explore the Silk Road, which was not a road or highway, but a network of tails and trading posts scattered across Central Europe. This exhibition spans the period 206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E. The theme Monks and Merchants tells the story of the...
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British Museum: Imperial China
Visual and textual resources about imperial China, including chronology, primary sources, and maps.
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China Institute in America: From Silk to Oil: A Curriculum Guide for Educators
Twenty-three curriculum units consististing of a lesson plan, written and visual documents, maps, tables, and even a Silk Roads board game. Covers the second century BCE through the contemporary period in Central Asia.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Secrets of the Silk Road
Excavated findings along the Silk Road in the Middle and Far East are found in this online museum exhibition.
University of Calgary
U of Calgary: First Interval: C. 350 Bce C. 200 Bce Empire Building
A discussion of the trade which was carried on between the Mediterranean and India via the silk road.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Silk Road
A comprehensive learning module on the Silk Road that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include what the Silk Road was, why...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology: Sounds of the Silk Road
Travel the tales and sounds of the Silk Road through this resource and understand how music shaped Asian, and eventually, western cultures. You can create your own music to share with your friends, and gain knowledge about common...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Anthropology
This resource allows students to discover the world of anthropology in a completely new way. The signficance of studying the human race is explained, along with interactive games, activities, and interviews. Design an ancient flowerpot,...
United Nations
Unesco: Interactive Map of the Cities Along the Silk Roads
A map showing the locations of cities that participated in trade along the Silk Roads, stretching from Italy to Japan. Each red dot is provides information about the location and links to a UNESCO page with more in-depth information...
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The Silk Road Yesterday and Today: Map Assignment
Assignment from virtual learning module in which students label a map of the Silk Road route with physical features, then take a virtual tour to research goods, artifacts and ideas traded along the way. Students also complete a graphic...
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The Silk Road: Yesterday and Today
Virtual learning module on the Silk Road. Students travel from province to province learning about each stop along the way. Interactive lesson including map, assignments, and handouts for students. Teachers will find PowerPoint...
University of California
University of California Irvine: The Silk Road
Extensive information about the oldest known trade route of the Islamic World with China.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Marco Polo Takes a Trip
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Marco Polo Takes A Trip." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade
With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that...
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Silk Road Foundation: Silk Road Chronology
This site contains a timeline of the silk road. Links are provided for the more important events that occurred.
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Mongolian Culture
Introduces Mongolian culture, with many links to additional information and resources about Mongolia and its history.
British Library
British Library: International Dunhuang Project
This area is designed for students learning about Silk Road people, culture, history, art, religion and language. Nowadays, we know much about life on the Silk Road thanks to archaeologists and explorers. The objects people leave behind...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Traveling the Silk Road: Take a Journey
Learn about some of the ancient Asian and Middle Eastern cities along the Silk Road between AD 600 and 1200. Highlights Xian, Turfan, Samarkand, and Baghdad, as well as those who traveled by sea.
Read Works
Read Works: Tomb Figures: Bactrian Camel and Central Asian Groom
[Free Registration/Login Required] ReadWorks provides tomb figures featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Bactrian camel and a Central Asian groom are the figures shown, alongside a descriptive article. Paired passages, a...
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Silk Road: History of the Silk Road: The Belt and Road Initiative
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. The term is used for both overland routes and those that are marine or limnic. The Silk Road involved three continents: Europe,...
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Wilson Middle School: The Impact of Tradition and Cultural Diffusion
Throughout history, people, products, and ideas have moved from one place to another. Read about which factors caused these movements within the Eastern Hemisphere. Study cards are included to help review the concepts covered.