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Handouts:
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Getting Started
Fact Sheets
Works Cited Worksheet Web and Articles
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Works Cited Models

Research Tips:

MAKE REGIONAL CONNECTIONS:
If you have trouble locating information about your city, expand your search to the country.  If you have trouble locating information about your country, expand to the region.  
For example: 
traditional architecture Beijing 
traditional food China

MAKE HISTORIC CONNECTIONS:
Add historic periods to your to your strategy.  If you're studying Turkey, try using Ottoman Empire.  
For example: 
Ottoman government

MAKE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS:
Religion was a very important influence during this period.  If you are having trouble finding information about your country's culture, consider incorporating the country's major religion in your search strategy.  
For example:
Islamic art 
Islamic architecture
Islamic customs 

Recommended Web Resources:  (Start with the sites in BOLD type)

ATLAS QUERY -- Look up absolute location for your city!  

Ancient Silk Road Between India and Egypt -- Archaeologists uncover ancient maritime spice route. 

Armour and Warriors of the Silk Road 

Art and Culture of Iran  Architecture, carpets, language & literature, music recipes, visual arts 

Arts of the Silk Road -- by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. 

Asia Geographia -- History and culture of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal. Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Ask Asia Site Map -- Lots of interesting stuff.  Lesson Plans, maps, images.  Browse the site or search in the site by country name.  Music folks -- search the word musical.  

Become a Spice Trader -- Interactive tour of the life of a Spice Trader departing from Portugal.

Chinese Inventions and Chinese Crafts -- see several examples from the Franklin Institute.

Chinese Tea -- Types of tea and tea production

Farhangsara --   Iranian science, geography, arts & culture

History for Kids -- Ancient civilizations:  Africa, China, India, West Africa, Egypt.  Environment, religion, food, clothing, food, art & Architecture, Science & Medicine.  Ancient Islam.  

History of Costume -- Illustrations of clothing from many regions and periods.

History of the Spice Trade -- By the American Spice Trade Association. 

Hyper-History OnLine -- Interactive time line of discovery, science, culture, people, and politics.

Innovation Timeline -- Great moments in the history of innovation are chronicled on a vivid time chart

Iranian Culture -- Architecture, calligraphy, metal work, music, weaving, pottery.

Lonely Lonely Planet Destinations -- Pick a region and country and look at history and culture links on the left.
 
Met Timeline Ancient Trade Routes -- Ancient Trade Routes:  Europe & Asia,  Arabia & Rome & Asia.  Artifacts from the Silk, Spice, Incense Routes.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections -- See left side bar for links to Arms and Armor, Asian Art, Islamic Art, Arts of Africa, Costume.  Some sections include timelines.

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport -- BEST BET!  Mesopotamia, Egypt, Middle East and Northern Africa, India and Himalayias, China, Japan.

National Geographic Marco Polo Odyssey -- Modern day explorers follow the famous route.  Great pictures! (requires Flash)

Saharan Trade: A Link Between African and Europe  -- Sub Saharan West Africa to Europe

Silk Road Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust -- Venice, Istanbul, Samarkand, Nomads, Xian, Nara

Silk Road by Marymount School -- Origins, people, religion, religious art and architecture.  Click on "Beyond" for Korea and Japan. Click on "Teacher Resources" for visual projects. 

Silk Road Chronology -- Includes hyperlinks to short articles.

Silk Road Foundation -- Use the expanding folders.  Includes sections on folklore and sports.

Silk Road Project -- Yo Yo Ma founded this organization.  Music and Instruments.  Use the expanding index in the top left corner.

Silk Road Encounters -- Geography, history, beliefs, art, trade, music

Silk Road Seattle -- Cities and architecture of China, India, Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkey. Maps, explorers, geography.  

Silk Road Trade History of Gunpowder -- Brief overview.

Southeast Asian Trading Systems -- Maps, trading partners, and products.

Visual Arts of the Silk Road 

Voyage of Exploration: Discover New Horizons -- World explorers, expeditions, and navigation.

World in 1600 -- Bantam (Sumatra & Java), China, India.  From the British Library 

Yahoo>Arts>Humanities>History>By_Region>Countries -- Select your country. See ancient history.

Yahoo>Entertainment>Music>By Region>Countries Not very extensive, but worth a try.    

Yahoo>Regional>Countries -- Select a country. Use the hierarchical index to narrow your search

 

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