Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Marco Polo Global Trade Project

Driving Question:
What effect do global trade networks have on the development of nations or groups of people?

Directions:
Read about Marco Polo and his trip to China and the court of Kublai Khan. We will discuss his trip in class at length as well as watch a video. Your main objective is to create an online store to sell goods on the Silk Road. We will use Google Sites to accomplish this because we have access to this through our Google accounts here at school.


Your site must have:

Include an introduction to your site with the goals stated on the home page
A short description of the Silk Road
A map of the Silk Road
A list of countries that are on the Silk Road
At least three pages within the site
A minimum of three links to other sites
Between 5-8 items that would have been sold on the Silk Road
-The items can be from either the West or East
-include a price, description of the item including what it was used for, and an image

Goals
-Research the items traded along the Silk Road
-Provide examples of the goods that were traded along the Silk Road
-Examine implications of global trade on human history
-Show examples of cultural diffusion


Sites to look for information about goods on the Silk Road
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/goods.htm
http://www.silkroadencyclopedia.com/Orient/ItemsProductsTrade.htm
https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/about-silk-road

General info
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road
http://www.silkroadencyclopedia.com/Orient/ItemsProductsTrade.htm
https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/about-silk-road
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/marco_polo.htm
http://www.advantour.com/silkroad/goods.htm
http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Places/Property/833820

Rubric
http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=FX29334&sp=yes


Google Sites Help
https://sites.google.com/site/mflynchsites/
PDF Tutorial for Google Sites