Here are some great sites for general information and lesson plans:
http://www.silkroadproject.org – This organization’s Artisitc Director is Yo Yo Ma. He wanted an organization to reflect the cultural diversity and richness of the trade routes of the “Silk Road” There are a few lesson plans on this site.
http://www.askasia.org – Includes lesson plans on the trade of the “Silk Road” and breaks of the lesson plans by age group and time periods of trade
http://www.silk-road.com provides travel accounts of the Silk Road. I know it inlcudes a travel account from 97 AD from Kan Ying. He is the first known Chinese person to visit the Middle East.
Finally, Larry Butler of GMU’s Art History department is a fantastic resource of these trade routes – this is his passion and he has done quite a lot of research on the topic. lbutler@gmu.edu When I speak to him next I will let him know that you may contact him to pick his brain.
Very engaging topic.
Comment by Gretchen — November 21, 2006 @ 10:35 pm
Susan,
Here are some great sites for general information and lesson plans:
http://www.silkroadproject.org – This organization’s Artisitc Director is Yo Yo Ma. He wanted an organization to reflect the cultural diversity and richness of the trade routes of the “Silk Road” There are a few lesson plans on this site.
http://www.askasia.org – Includes lesson plans on the trade of the “Silk Road” and breaks of the lesson plans by age group and time periods of trade
http://www.silk-road.com provides travel accounts of the Silk Road. I know it inlcudes a travel account from 97 AD from Kan Ying. He is the first known Chinese person to visit the Middle East.
Finally, Larry Butler of GMU’s Art History department is a fantastic resource of these trade routes – this is his passion and he has done quite a lot of research on the topic. lbutler@gmu.edu When I speak to him next I will let him know that you may contact him to pick his brain.
Very engaging topic.
Comment by Gretchen — November 21, 2006 @ 10:35 pm