History of the Silk Road (Free)

Length

40-60 minutes (depends on needs of audience)

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

5

Maximum participants:

35

Primary Disciplines

Fine Arts, Foreign/World Languages, Performing Arts, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom

Booking Information

Please allow two weeks notice to ensure there are no scheduling conflicts. We are on a university campus and share our VC facility with many other content providers.

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

All of our programs are free of charge. Cancellations without regard to our lost time might result in pulling of future programs with that school.

About This Provider

 

Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center

Bloomington, IN
United States

The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center dedicated to raising awareness about its target area: namely the Turkic, Iranian, Mongolian, Uralic, and Tibetan cultural spheres. Some countries included are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.

Program Details

Format

1. This program begins with introductions and research questions.
2. We then address those questions in a PowerPoint presentation.
4. Participants have a guided question & answer session

Objectives

The participant will:
- develop an appreciation for ancient travel and trade
- explore the dynamics of trade and profit
- engage in a discussion about the importance of history
- list several important figures in Central Asian history

Standards Alignment

National Standards

National
NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should
- Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.
NSS-WH.5-12.4 ERA 4: EXPANDING ZONES OF EXCHANGE AND ENCOUNTER, 300-1000 CE
The student in grades 5-12 should understand
- imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE
- causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries
- major global trends from 300-1000 CE
NSS-WH.5-12.5 ERA 5: INTENSIFIED HEMISPHERIC INTERACTIONS, 1000-1500 CE
The student in grades 5-12 should understand
- the rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350.