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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lost on the Silk Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a journey with the author as they cross ancient paths to find silk.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Money

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery containing information about how different objects have been used as a medium of exchange.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 9: The Pros and Cons of Trade Deficits and Surpluses

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify three ways in which borrowing money or running a trade deficit can result in a healthy economy, and Identify three ways in which borrowing money or running a...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Economics With Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System

For Students 9th - 10th
El Paso Independent School District in El Paso Texas created this Economics text for its high school course using OER, CC, and public domain content from a variety of sources by educators in the district. The course is aligned to the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crossroads of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of Afghanistan's geographical position -- on the edge of central Asia with India and China beyond to the east, and Iran, the Middle East and the numerous cultures of the Mediterranean and the rest of Europe to the west -- it was...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Painting of Shah 'Abbas, Khan 'Alam and a Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This painting shows the meeting of Shah 'Abbas I of Iran and Khan 'Alam, the ambassador of Mughal India, at the former Safavid capital, Qazvin in 1618. Their meeting was recorded by a Mughal court artist, and this image is most likely...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
The Columbia exchange moved commodities, people, and diseases across the Atlantic.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction

For Students 9th - 10th
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Macroeconomics: Lesson: Comparative Advantage/gains From Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
In this AP Macroeconomics lesson summary from Khan Academy reviews and reminds about the key terms, graphs, and calculations used in analyzing comparative advantage and the gains from trade. Key concepts include how to determine...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting the Merchant of Venice in Context: A Summary of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for The Merchant of Venice - from early modern ideas about trade and usury, Venice and Jewish culture to 20th-century productions by both Nazis and Yiddish companies...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Focus on Cultural Interactions: Srivijaya Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for world history, 600-1450 C.E. Students will learn about the cultural interactions that occurred in the Srivijaya Empire.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: The Srivijaya Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Srivijaya Empire.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Development of New Trading Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the development of medieval trading cities.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Environment and Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the environment and its influence on trade.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 8: Sugar

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders will explore the impact that sugar production and trade had on the economic and social course of world history, including in Louisiana.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Silk Road

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the impact of geography on the development of civilization in Ancient Egypt.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Transcript

For Students 9th - 10th
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised.
Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Why Money? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about barter, and the benefits of using money, as they participate in this trading simulation.
Handout
Yale University

The Opening of Japan to the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers wonderful illustrations of Perry's expedition to Japan with brief descriptions.
Primary
New York University

Nyu Stern: Net Exports From Nipa Accounts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NYU Stern explains the effects exports have on the economy as well as defining net exports. The article is medium to brief in length but worth checking out on the subject.
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Other

The Dalton School: Map of Trade Routes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is simply a map illustrating the trade routes in the First Century AD. Different colors depict the great empires of the time, making it easy to interpret.
Activity
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Bartering for Goods

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Franklin Institute Online explains what bartering is and how it developed down through history. A lesson plan and quiz are also provided.
Activity
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Made in the u.s.a.: Economic, Geography

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Site presents activities, that are fun and innovative. These tasks will assist students in their understanding of how the economics of manufacturing effects the student's daily life.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geographical Development

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart useful for checking students' understanding of the issues and the vocabulary associated with their study of development in different groups of countries and of different industries.