7th Grade Social Studies · Web viewThe Silk Road and Gold Roads Based on the map above and what...
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The Silk Road and Gold Roads 1. Based on the map above and what you know about African gold, could it make it along the Silk Road to Kaifeng or Canton? 2. Based on what you know about Africa’s physical geography, what major barrier was there to this trade? 3. Today, both routes are known as information highways. Why would that be? 4. Which routes were the most difficult – the Silk Road or the Gold Road? Defend.
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The Silk Road and Gold Roads
1. Based on the map above and what you know about African gold, could it make it along the Silk Road to Kaifeng or Canton?
2. Based on what you know about Africa’s physical geography, what major barrier was there to this trade?
3. Today, both routes are known as information highways. Why would that be?
4. Which routes were the most difficult – the Silk Road or the Gold Road? Defend.
