Research and Illustration:
Read books about the Silk Road (see Location lesson).
Assign one of six cities (ex. Chang'an, Kashgar, Tashkent, Herat, Baghdad and Byzantium) to each student.
Use illustrations and content from the book, each student should make a list of important information about their city. The list might include what the climate was like, where was the city on the Road (at the beginning, the middle, the end), who visited the city, what did merchants from the city trade on the Road?
Using blank paper and colored pencils, have each student make an illustration based on what they think a 10 year old child from their city would look like. What would their house look like? What materials would it be made out of? How would they dress? Was it warm or cold in their city? |
