The silk road game, classroom activity ancient china for. Displaying all worksheets related to the silk road. Grade 6 social studies classroom assessment task the silk road. What is the difference between a proverb and a fable. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend historysocial studies texts in the grades 910 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Start studying the silk road 7th grade study guide. It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern europe near todays turkey and. Trade cards provide students the good, but can they meet the challenges of different language and scarcity on the silk road. Teachers may choose to use or modify this sample as part of an instructional lesson or as a formative or summative assessment. Mapping the silk road lesson plan for 6th 8th grade. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. After exploring marco polos story, students will take on the role of marco polo and write a diary entry from his travels see more.
The silk road game 12 class periods several lesson ideas for ancient china. Explain how the silk road facilitated the spread of trade and promoted cultural diffusion. Students travel the silk road this silk road lesson is included in the ancient china unit, located here. Worksheets are the silk road, silk road activity, refer to the educators guide, activity introduction to the silk road, ssilk roadilk road.
In 1996, the ministry of education and culture and the sebat educational organization signed a cooperative educational agreement supporting the. Han dynasty started it zhang qian was sent by a han emperor to travel west and form alliances with people against the huns how on second trip discovered grapes began. This page provides a summary of the key sixth grade curriculum and learning objectives for language arts, math, social studies, and science. Lost on the silk road if youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Students can use the lessons in this chapter to develop a deeper understanding of characteristics of the silk road. This social studies movie follows the route of the silk road, on which goods like silk and spices were traded between europe and china, especially during the han dynasty. Educator page 1 of 7 activity description students will explore the silk. What role did the silk road play in spreading ideas, technology, and wealth. In this grade 6 interdisciplinary language arts and social studies unit, students are required to assume the role of a team and describe their countrys participation in trade along the silk road. We will look at the unique history of china and the influence on dynasties.
The silk road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a number of different kingdoms and empires. The silk road was a nickname given to any route that led across china to rome. Draw and label the icons for the traded items placing them on the map in the country from which they were traded. Shannon harris castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000mile silk road, a network of multiple routes that used the common language of commerce to connect the worlds major. In this fun and engaging lesson, students navigate around the room. Seventh grade lesson in social studies silk road assessment. In this world history lesson, 6th graders explore the exports, imports, and ideas that traveled along the silk road as they examine the.
It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern europe near todays turkey and the. It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern. The silk road dbq product is a document based question activity designed so students can answer the question. If you are planning to use this as part of a visit to. After adding mountain ranges, deserts, and cities to a topographic.
Educator page 1 of 7 activity description students will explore the silk road trade networks through museum resources and a reenactment of exchange along the route. After an introductory reading about the silk road, the students will. Jun 03, 2014 shannon harris castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000mile silk road, a network of multiple routes that used the common language of commerce to connect the worlds major settlements, thread by. Imagine traveling across the treacherous mountains, deserts, and steppes, yesterday and today. Sixth grade worksheets youd want to print free worksheet jumbo workbooks for sixth graders. Debates on censorship 23 class periods the silk road game 12 class periods several lesson ideas for ancient china. Under each is a more detailed description of what children. This is a great activity to leave with a substitute, since it requires only a textbook. In this unit you will look at the effects of people, events, and ideas that shaped ancient china, that also continue to effect us today. Students will have finished learning about the crusades, and will now transition into a short lesson about the silk road to transition them into the. For teachers ancient china lesson plans, classroom activities, projects.
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 412, students use brainpop resources to learn about the th century merchant marco polo and his adventurous journey along the silk road and deep into asia. The silk road was a trade route that went from china to eastern europe. Groups 2, 3, and 4 are trading posts along the silk road. The silk road lesson plan not all those who wander are lost. As the silk moves west toward rome and gold moves east toward changan, students will see changes in the values of the goods they trade. The silk road was a name given to any route that led across china to rome.
Merchants, bandits, spices and jewels were joined together by. Afghanistan and the silk road map project education. This lesson explores the silk road from changan, china, to rome, sometime. This huge printable book is full of crosscurricular life science activities and worksheets. Under each is a more detailed description of what children learn in sixth grade subjects, including detailed lesson descriptions of time4learning learning activities. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The silk road began during the han dynasty in ancient china. Silk road international school was established in 1999. After adding mountain ranges, deserts, and cities to a topographic map of the area between antioch, turkey and xian, china, class members brainstorm the pros and cons of traveling between the two sites by land or by sea. Math worksheet practice workbook language arts and grammar workbook 6th grade spelling workbook. Silk road activity cyrus tang hall of china silk road activity is the silk road an example of globalization. Finding cities along the silk road printable 6th 10th grade.
The silk road by activity center jul 28, 2014 learning games, second grade, second grade history the silk road was a trade route that stretched from europe all through the middle east and ended in china. Improve your social studies knowledge with free questions in the ancient silk road. Explain how the silk road facilitated the spread of trade and promoted cultural. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at ancient china the silk road webquest print page. It went along the northern borders of china, india, and persia and ended up in eastern europe near todays turkey and the mediterranean sea. Students will have finished learning about the crusades, and will now transition into a short lesson about the silk road to transition them into the black plague. Ancient china lesson plans, activities, projects and games. There are 4 different documents for students to analyze and 7 questions to answer based on those doc. A journey of global exchange middlehigh school version pdf version. Finding cities along the silk road printable 6th 10th. Give students examples of cities along the silk road to research such as. Silk road lesson plans and lesson ideas brainpop educators. A simulation in barter and trade from docrunning education on 18 pages experience trade on the silk road through this trade and barter simulation. Students will study different aspects of dogs, the secrets of silk, and africa, in each subject area.
Countries represented in the unit include egypt, italy, iraq, india, israel, and china. The silk road game, classroom activity ancient china for kids. The silk road, ancient china for kids ancient china for kids. One result of this stability was an increase in trade between the cities. See more ideas about silk road, ancient china and teaching history. In this lesson, students will learn about the silk road and compare it with global exchanges that are occurring today. To conclude the activity, students will discuss the importance of the cultural. In this lesson, students will learn about the silk road and compare it with global exchanges that are. This mapping the silk road lesson plan is suitable for 6th 8th grade. Worksheets are the silk road, silk road activity, refer to the educators guide, activity introduction to the silk road, ssilk roadilk road activities for grades 6 8 explore, what can a journey along the silk road tell us about the past, secrets of the silk road activities for families. After an introductory reading about the silk road, the students will use economic reasoning to calculate the prices for goods along the silk road. World history textbookworld history lessons6th grade.
In this world history lesson, 6th graders explore the exports, imports, and ideas that traveled along the silk road as they examine the geography and physical obstacles along the trade route. Afghanistan and the silk road map project education asian. This helped for ideas, culture, inventions, and unique products to spread across much of the settled world. The silk road was pivotal in the spread and movement of people, ideas, goods and cultures. The silk road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a. The silk road the silk road was not actually a road. The silk road by activity center jul 28, 2014 learning games, second grade, second grade history the silk road was a trade route that stretched from. Was the silk road the internet highway of the ancient world. Use this lesson plan to teach your students about the history of the silk roads, their impact on civilizations, and reasons for their. The culminating project of the study of china and the. Read and learn for free about the following article. They will then learn if a trade is a good deal or a bad deal. Ancient china lesson plans, classroom activities, projects.
Merchants, bandits, spices and jewels were joined together by overland and maritime routes that also united ancient civilizations. Mapping the silk road activityno prep silk road, geography. Ancient world history world history lessons history of india history quotes 6th grade activities. Below you will find links for each of the units covered in 6th grade social studies and fun pictures of my ace elective class ancient civilizations exploration. Introduction to the silk road during the han dynasty in china, 206 b.
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