Silk Road Vocabulary
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6th Grade
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Dean Padgett
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Silk Road Vocabulary
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Trade
The act of exchanging or buying and selling goods.
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Goods that moved on the Silk Road
Iron, Bronze, Ceramics, Gunpowder
Ferghana Horses
Ivory, Rhinoceros Horn
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Goods that moved on the Silk Road
Spices, Buddhism
Music, Glassware
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Locations involved in trade on the Silk Road
China
Central Asia
Africa
India
Europe
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Merchant
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
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Duties of a Merchant
Trading goods
Writing itineraries that listed cities & oasis on the Silk Road
Mentioned pros & cons of places on the Silk Road
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Caravan
a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile region
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Caravan Roles
Caravan Leader
Caravan Guide
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Caravan Leader
A trail boss
Determined how long the caravan should travel
Determined where the caravan should stop to rest
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Caravan Guide
Made sure the caravan was heading in the right direction
Learned how to read the stars
Knew best paths to take through difficult areas
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Trade Route
path followed by merchants or explorers to exchange goods and services.
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Importance of Silk Road Trade Routes
played a vital role in the formation of empires
sources for the exchange of not only goods, but of people and ideas.
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Importance of Silk Road Trade Routes
mixing of cultures and ideas that it facilitated
Religions in particular were spread along the road
Technology was also disseminated via the Silk Road
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Silk Road Information
network of routes used by traders for more than 1,500 years
The Silk Road extended approximately 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles)
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Silk Road Facts
One of the most famous travelers of the Silk Road was Marco Polo
The exchange of information gave rise to new technologies and innovations that would change the world.
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