Look at the map of the Ancient Silk Roads and answer the questions that follow.
Then, watch the video about the Ancient Silk Roads and answer the questions that go with the video.
Explain how the Silk Roads are an example of globalization.
Which continent is NOT shown on the map of the Silk Roads?
Which body of water is NOT shown on the map of the Silk Roads?
The Silk Roads were a series of trade routes across both land and sea.
Which of the following is the best simple definition of a "globalized economy"?
Explain how your local grocery store is a good example of a globalized economy.
The shirt you are wearing has likely already crossed multiple oceans before it belonged to you.
Check off all of the following that are often the result of globalization.
The Ancient Silk Road was the first international trade route in the world.
What was the most common good traded along the Silk Road?
China had a complete monopoly on silk.
What does it mean to have a monopoly?
Check off three other "things" that got "traded" along the Silk Road.
The Silk Road led to greater wealth and advancements in art and technology around the world.
Check off three of the world's largest religions that originally spread as a result of the Silk Road
Globalization impacts the daily life of every human on Earth today.