Silk Roads
Overview
The Silk Roads do not have a start or an endpoint; they are a web of networks that have allowed goods, people and ideas, but also disease and violence, to flow east to west and west to east – from the Pacific coast of China and Russia to the Atlantic coasts of Europe and Africa, and also from Scandinavia in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.
Example Key Words
Dynasty
A line of rulers from a country
Filial Piety
Devotion and service to parents
The Shi
The Chinese elite
The Nong
The Chinese farmers
Resources
Interactive short virtual tour: The Great Wall of China (Ming Dynasty) Virtual Tours (thechinaguide.com)