2.1: The Silk Roads

This unit is all about the trade networks that connect the regions covered in Unit 1. We start off with the super smooth and super lucrative Silk Road. Nothing beats travelling between Samarkand and Kashgar while stopping nightly at caravanserai.

Vocabulary:

Flashcards →
  1. Samarkand
  2. Kashgar
  3. Sogdians
  4. Silk Road
  5. Banking Houses
  6. Caravanserai
  7. Pax Mongolica
  8. Black Death
  9. Battle of Talas
  10. Champa Rice
  11. Marco Polo
  12. Genghis Khan

Resources:

Videos:

Heimler's History | The Silk Roads

Crash Course World History | The Silk Road and Ancient Trade

Jim Rhoades | Chapter 2.1

Dobbiecast History | 2.1: The Silk Road

Anti-Social Studies | 2.1 Deep Dive: Paper Money, Banking Houses, and Bills of Exchange