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The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade Lesson PlanThe Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade Lesson Plan
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The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade

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Introduce learners to The Silk Road, the first world-wide web. The narrator of this short, animated video traces the pioneers of globalization and the impact they had on culture and economy. The Scythians, Darius the First, and Alexander the Great all make cameo appearances as viewers journey along this famous trade route.

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Persian Royal Road, Scythians, Darius the First, globalization, social studies

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