History 11/20

Silk Road Reading
Here are the questions that go along with the reading?  Please be sure to read and complete as we will be working in various groups tomorrow and Friday in class.


What were some of the risks associated with traveling the Silk Road?

What did a typical caravan consist of?

What type of animal would you use traveling through the grasslands?

What animals would you use traveling through the desert?

If you were traveling through the desert routes in the Middle East, would you use a rafiq or no?  Please explain why you would or wouldn't use a rafiq?