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The Silk Road and Trans-Eurasian Trade Networks

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Analyze overland and maritime Silk Road routes, trade commodities, geographic obstacles, and the diffusion of Buddhism across Eurasia.

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  1. The Silk Road: Trade and Cultural Exchange Across EurasiaUp next
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  4. Oasis City-States: Dunhuang, Samarkand, and KashgarNot started yet
  5. Commodities of the Silk Road: Silk, Spices, Horses, and GlasswareNot started yet
  6. Rome's Trade With India and East AsiaNot started yet
  7. Trade Connections Between Asia, Africa, and the MediterraneanNot started yet
  8. The Introduction of Buddhism to China Along Trade RoutesNot started yet
  9. The Spread of Buddhism: From India to East AsiaYou are here
  10. How Trade Carried Buddhism to Southeast AsiaNot started yet
  11. Assessing the Relationship Between Trade and Religious SpreadNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ma7.T2c.1Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Trace the spread of Buddhism from India in the 4th century BCE to China, Korea, and Japan, and its development in Japan from the 6th through the 13th century CE; explain significant cultural contributions of ancient Japan (e.g., Buddhist philosophy, art, calligraphy, and temple and landscape architecture).

us-ma7.T1.2.cMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

the teachings of Gautama Buddha in India in the 6th to 4th centuries BCE