Use it in a Sentence (properly)
Navigation
the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route.
What is the Silk Road?
A route that people use to trade and travel from Europe to Asia
Merchant
a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit
Envoy
a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
Explore
ravel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
Who used the Silk Road?
Marco Polo and other merchants
Dynasty
A dynasty is a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
Missionaries
a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
Expansion
the action of becoming larger or more extensive
Why is the Silk Road Important?
Because people use it to trade items such as textiles, spices, and more - the interconnected routes also served as a vehicle for the exchange of arts, religion, cultures, ideas and technology.
Empire
a group of territories ruled by one single ruler or state
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Define "Marvels" and give example
a wonderful or astonishing person or thing.
EXTRA POINTS - name a marvel in China that was built?
Remote
situated far from the main centres of population; distant.
Where was the Silk Road?
The Silk Road connected the Roman Empire (Europe) to China.
Perilous
full of danger or risk.
Textiles
a type of cloth or woven fabric.
Industrialization
Ex. Industrialization occurs when industry is introduced on a large scale to a region or country — for example, when an economy goes from being based on agriculture to being based on manufacturing and other industries.
Why was the Silk Road dangerous?
travellers on the Silk Road often faced significant risks, including being attacked by bandits, caught up in wars, delayed by avalanches, laid up by sickness, and sometimes even dying of thirst or hunger
Conquest
The act or process of conquering. 2. a : something conquered; especially : territory appropriated in war.
Interconnectedness - give meaning and example from exploration
the state of having different parts or things connected or related to each other