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Penn Museum: China Gallery HandoutPenn Museum: China Gallery Handout
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Penn Museum: China Gallery

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Invite your learners to take a closer look at the art and mathematical function of dome buildings as designed by the ancient Romans. In the next segment of this attractive worksheet set, your young historians will then learn about ancient silk production in China and its prevalence in textiles and trade. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

ancient rome, ancient civilizations, the silk road, area of circles, area, circumference, circles, diameter, radius

Additional Tags

silk road, dome, arch, circumference, area of a circle, diameter, radius, ancient rome, social studies

Pros

  • Interdisciplinary packet with cross-curricular opportunities for math and science
  • Connects historical content and math equations to real-world applications

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Common Core

7.G.B.4 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.4

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