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Silk Road
<p>Ideal unit for diversifying the curriculum by exploring Asian history. This unit contextualises and then evaluates the Silk Road’s historical importance.</p>
<p>Provides students with an understanding of the connections between Asia and Europe.</p>
<p>Lessons included:</p>
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<li>What was the Silk Road?</li>
<li>Chronology of the Silk Road</li>
<li>Trade along the Silk Road</li>
<li>Silk Road & Slavery</li>
<li>The Mongol Empire</li>
<li>Marco Polo</li>
<li>The historical significance of the Silk Road</li>
</ul>
<p>Key historical skills:</p>
<ul>
<li>Chronology</li>
<li>Source analysis</li>
<li>Significance</li>
<li>Historical interpretation (edited Susan Whitfield ‘Slaves on the Silk Road’)</li>
<li>16 mark Edexcel GCSE plan & model answer</li>
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