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How Religious Ideas Spread Along Ancient Trade Routes
Trace how merchants, pilgrims, and scholars carried religious philosophies across overland and maritime routes.
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Religious Diffusion and Globalization in the Post-Classical Era
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
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Use primary and secondary sources to explain how religious diffusion fueled early globalization and cultural exchange.
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6.2.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse primary and secondary sources to explain how the spread of religious ideas during the post-classical era influenced globalization (for example, spread of Islam, Crusades, cultural expression through art and architecture, Reformation).
6.2.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeUse maps to trace how geography affected the ability of humans to connect with each other (for example, economic and cultural expansion, development of international trade, spread of disease).