The Silk Road - a bridge between eastern and western cultures
Episode description
The Silk Road isn't just a unit from middle school history, it's more than a trade route, also. This geographical location is quite possibly the first intersection of Eastern and Western cultures and was instigated by what else? The desire to make money and acquire exotic goods.
The Silk Road, besides being a geographical bridge, changed mysticism, lore, legends, and history forever. I remember learning the basic facts in school and spitting them back out for exams, never thinking deeply on the importance of this span of history. In fact, it was only recently that I considered this swath of land and its impact, even to the present. But first? Some facts.
What to Read/Watch/Listen to NEXT!
The East/West Dichotomy, Wikipedia
China's Trade Route That Changed The World, Learn Chinese Now, YouTube
UNESCO has an interactive Silk Road map
The Silk Roads, smarthistory, The Center for Public Art History
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Hogwarts Is Here, online hogwarts lessons, and one on the Silk Road!
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