Silk Road Products LT: I can analyze information presented in a reading to decipher the main ideas and key information as well as anaylze an author’s argument by using claim tests. Please get out your CrashCourse Notes and your map.

Entry Task Entry Task: Write a claim statement answering each of these questions: Why did nomadic people become more important with the growth of the Silk Road? What was the most important ‘product’ spread along the Silk Road?

Article Read an article together as a class Complete a reading notes sheet As we read through the article, please annotate for the 4 ways to test claims. What are they again?

Testing Claims 1. Authority – believe the argument because they are an expert 2. Intuition – something feels right (based on prior knowledge) 3. Evidence – facts, data, primary sources used to back up an argument 4. Logic – believe the argument because it makes sense. The pieces fit together.

Section 1: The Beginning of the Silk Road 1. Read the quote. 2. Rewrite the quote by synthesizing the information about the beginnings of the Silk Road into a single sentence. 3. Share your sentence with your table group. (make changes as needed) 4. Group select the best sentence to share with the class. What claim tests did we see?

Section 2: The ‘branches’ of the Silk Road 1. Read the first paragraph. 2. Individually complete the table with the 4 causes and impacts. 3. Share your table with your table group 4. Whole class share What claim tests did we see?

Section 2: The ‘branches’ of the Silk Road 1. Read the second paragraph. 2. Individually answer the question. 3. Share with your table group 4. Whole class share What claim tests did we see?

Section 3: The Middlemen Benefitted the Most 1. Read the section. 2. Answer the questions individually. 3. Share with your table group 4. Whole class share What claim tests did we see?

Section 4: The ‘Spice Islands’ 1. Read the section. 2. Answer the questions individually. 3. Share with your table group 4. Whole class share What claim tests did we see?

Section 5: The Goods – Region by Region 1. Read the section. 2. Complete the table individually. 3. Share with your table group 4. Whole class share What claim tests did we see?

What Else Was Spread? Religions: Buddhism - arose in India and spread in both directions Islam - founded in the 7 th century, it spread in all directions Christianity - arose in the Eastern Mediterranean and spread throughout the Roman world. It reached China by 635)

What Else Was Spread? Technology: Gun Powder – From China, spread West Harnesses, saddles and stirrups – from the steppe nomads Knowledge of medicinal plants and poisons – from Middle East Science and mathematics – algebra, astronomy, and the Arab numerals; the zero came from India The use of passports – a Mongol innovation Architectural styles and devices – the Persian invention of the squinch allowed the addition of a dome

Big History: Salt As we watch the episode, take bubble map notes with how salt has impacted the world.

Mapping Products Take out your Silk Road Maps Today we are going to add product symbols to the map! Need to add at least 2 products from each region listed: o Mediterranean, Persia, Northern & Eastern Africa, India, Egypt, Central Asia, and China For each product make a symbol to represent that product on the map. Add the symbol from the region of origin. Create a key on the bottom of the map to show what symbols represent each product. Draw areas showing where each product went.