Think Pair Share Think of the longest trip

Think, Pair, Share • Think of the longest trip you have taken, either by time or distance. Where did you go and why? How long did it take? What form of transportation did you use to get there? How would have your travel been different if you went by camel or by foot? • THINK, PAIR, SHARE

Silk Road Why is it important in World History?

What was the Silk Road? 4, 000 mile trade route that stretched from China to the Fertile Crescent in southwestern Asia (opened up by the Han Dynasty)

Map of Silk Road

Map Activity • Silk Road-Students will label map with the following: Asia, China, Southeast Asia, India, Europe, Africa • Cities: Zhongdu, Luoyang, Hangzhou, Turfan, Kucha, Hormuz, Aleppo, Constantinople, Venice, Geno, Cairo • Red-Silk Road • Other Trade Routes- Purple

Read about the Silk Road answer the questions • 1. How did the Silk Road help facilitate trade? • 2. What did the Silk Road do for ideas? • 3. What type of ideas were spread on the Silk Road? • 4. What were three religions that spread along the Silk Road? • 5. What type of technology was spread along the Silk Road?

Discussion • What can the Silk Road be compared to in today’s world? • Write a ½ page with supporting facts • Turn in at end of period

Which is more important today? Think, Pair, Share.

West African Gold and Salt Trade

Use page 310 to answer map questions

Kingdoms of West Africa As African civilizations developed, great trading states arose. Traveling across the desert and over the wide Indian Ocean, traders from these states helped make their people rich and powerful. Trade not only resulted in a transfer of ivory, gold, salt and other valuable merchandise but also in a transfer of cultures, spreading religions, languages, and new ideas.

Berbers • More than just trade goods were exchanged through the gold and salt trade. Berbers from North Africa and Ghanaians from south of the Sahara had different religions, customs, and ideas. The gold-salt trade provided an opportunity for these two cultures to interact peacefully. This interaction facilitated the spread of new forms of technology and new ideas about religion and science. The Berbers helped spread Islam to West Africa.

Kingdoms of West Africa • Ghana • Mali • Songhai

Mali Ghana Songhai • Create a timeline placing important dates • Use Different colors to represent Mali, Ghana, and Songhi • Pages 309 -313 Mc. Graw Hill • 500, 1100’s, 1240, 1312 -1337, 1464, 1493

Silk Road/ Gold and Salt Trade of West Africa • Compare the Silk Road and West African Trade. • How are they similar? • Use examples as evidence.