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The Silk Road and Cross-Continental Cultural Diffusion
Analyze how overland trade routes connected Han China to Central Asia, India, and Rome, facilitating the exchange of goods, technologies, and Buddhism.
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Geography, Environment, and Spatial Movement in Early Civilizations
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Analyze how physical landscapes, technological innovations, and demographic shifts shaped settlement patterns and land use in ancient societies.
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SS.6-8.EWC.20Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeAssess the influence of cultural diffusion when diverse groups interact within and across early civilizations.
SS.6-8.EWC.22Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeAnalyze the intellectual, cultural, religious, and artistic contributions of ancient civilizations to our modern world of racially and ethnically diverse people.