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Explorers from
Asia and Europe kept journals of their travels. Keep your own journal.
Make sketches, write down stories you hear, and describe the cultures
you encounter. When you return to your classroom, you can create
a book about your travels in Asia and share it with your classmates.
THE
SILK ROAD - SAMARKAND
The
Lure of Asia
You are in the market at Samarkand. People came by caravan from
all parts of Asia to trade in the bazaar. What means of transportation
did you use to get here? Look at the picture in front of you for
ideas. What will you do now — eat, relax, or trade? Look at
the objects in the case. Choose three items to bring back to your
own city in the West and describe them in your journal.
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INDIA
Sketch
a mask or puppet:
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Theater
and Festival
Now you have arrived in a small town in India, and a theater performance
is going on as part of a festival. Many of our fairytales, like
Cinderella, were probably first told in India. Choose a mask or
puppet. Make a sketch of it. Describe what you think the character
represented by this mask or puppet is like. Later try to make up
a fairytale based on this character.
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The
Wedding
In this village, a wedding is about to take place. For this special
occasion, the bride and groom have traditional clothing on. Who
do you think the other guests at the wedding are (imagine who usually
goes to a wedding)? The man standing is a village barber, and he
has helped arrange the wedding for the bride and groom. One hundred
years ago, girls and boys got married as young as 11 and 15 years
old. What are the advantages of early marriages?
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