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Afro-Eurasian Trade Networks: Silk Roads, Spices, and Salt

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MD-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze how regional trade in luxury goods, salt, and spices connected Afro-Eurasian civilizations and transformed global economies.

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  1. Salt: The Essential Mineral of Ancient TradeUp next
  2. The Spice Routes: Incentives, Costs, and BenefitsNot started yet
  3. The Silk Road: Exchange of Goods, Technologies, and IdeasNot started yet
  4. Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Trade: Gold, Salt, and Cultural DiffusionNot started yet
  5. Monsoon Winds and Maritime Technology in the Indian OceanYou are here
  6. Caravans and Oases: Life Along Trans-Saharan RoutesNot started yet
  7. Cross-Cultural Encounters Along the Silk Roads and Indian OceanNot started yet
  8. Trade Cities and Emporiums: Chang'an, Calicut, and TimbuktuNot started yet
  9. How Currency, Credit, and Banking Evolved Along Trade RoutesNot started yet
  10. Biological Exchange: Crops and Disease Along Trade CorridorsNot started yet
  11. Evaluating the Legacy of Pre-Modern Global Trade SystemsNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-md6/7.6.1.bMaryland Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Analyzing the movement of goods and ideas traded along the Silk Road, Indian Ocean Trade Routes, and Trans Saharan trade routes.