Silk Road Vocab
What animal was often used to travel on the Silk Road?
A camel!
Why do you think they used camels?
What is a verb that means to leave your home and go somewhere else?
To travel!
Where have you traveled? Where would you like to travel?
What does recently mean? What does ago mean?
Recently = something that happened close to now (in the present)
Ago = before now (in the past)
Do you enjoy studying history? Why?
Maybe you like to learn about the past! Or maybe you like to think about what life was like for other people!
What are two metals that were traded on the Silk Road?
Silver and gold!
Are silver and gold still worth a lot of money today?
What is a verb that means to give something to someone, in exchange for something else?
To trade!
What are some things you can trade?
What is the word for ten years?
A decade!
Bonus 50 points: What is the word for 100 years?
What was the Silk Road used for?
The Silk Road was used for trade!
Bonus 50 points: What did people trade on the Silk Road?
What continents does the Silk Road go through?
What is the verb that has a similar meaning to grow?
To expand!
What is a phrasal verb that means to think of the past?
To look back!
Can you use look back in a sentence?
Why is it important to learn about history?
It is important to learn about history because...
What is the word for someone who steals things?
A bandit!
You could also say a thief or robber - these are all people who steal things.
What is a phrasal verb that means to get something, or to take it from a place?
To pick up!
Can you use pick up in a sentence?
What is a phrasal verb that means to discover something, like a fact or new information?
To find out!
What is something interesting you have found out recently?
Many people believe that more than just things, like cloth, spices, and tea, were traded on the Silk Road. Scientists think that ideas and culture were also exchanged along the route. What do you think? How did this happen?
People exchanged (traded) ideas because...
What are three kinds of cloth people traded?
Silk, cotton, and wool!
Bonus 50 points: Where do each of these materials come from?
What is a phrasal verb that means to begin a journey or trip?
To set off!
Can you use set off in a sentence?
Should we learn more about the great heroes of history, or more about normal people? Why?
Why heroes? Why normal people? What can you learn from both of them?
Would you like to travel on the silk road? What would you do? What would you see?
Yes - why?
No - why not?