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Silk Road
"I think the Silk Road, in terms of the movement of goods and ideas, is the 'internet of antiquity'." (Yo Yo Ma)
Databases
: use databases for general info on the Silk Road and for information on cities
Voicethread
Cities Along the Road
Chang-an (Xi-an) (Sian)
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Dunhuang (Tun-huang)
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Hami (Komul)
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Turfan
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Khotan
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Kashgar
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Samarkand
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Hamaden
Bukhara
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Baghdad
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Jerusalem
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Merv
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Antioch
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Rome
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Venice
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Damascus
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Constantinople
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Lanzhou
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Palmyra
Tyre
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Babylon
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Lou-lan
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Balkh
General Links:
The Silk Road: cultures, trade, religion (do not miss the trade map)
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/index2.html
Silk Road Seattle: cities, culture, maps, geography
http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/index.html
The Silk Road-background info
http://www.silkroadproject.org/Education/TheSilkRoad/tabid/175/Default.aspx
Maps of religions, climates, regions
http://www.silkroadproject.org/tabid/177/defaul.aspx
All towns, cities: use to look for specific places in your town that you have identified
http://www.medbib.com/Category:Populated_places_along_the_Silk_Road
For all regions:
http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=50&catid=2&subcatid=90
(amateur historian)
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/silk-road/culture.htm
(Chinese tourist site)
Bing maps: click on directions, type in 2 cities, get mileage and view topography.
http://www.bing.com/maps/