Unit+2+-+Systems+of+Trade

= Systems of Trade - Past and Present ... So What?? =

*//What does the Silk Road have to do with us, today?// //*How and why does trade occur?// //*How does trade contribute to cultural diffusion?// //*How does "supply and demand" and "opportunity cost" influence trading?// //*What issues are we facing today, regarding sustainability? versus in the past?// //*How does trade impact culture?//
 * Essential Questions:**

*Globalization *Sustainability *Supply and Demand *Opportunity Cost *Culture (Cultural Diffusion) *Trade
 * Key Concepts: **

__ Our objectives: __ ***Explain the concepts of supply and demand, opportunity cost** -- For what reason did the Silk Road come to exist (timing)? (Lesson 2) -- Why would someone travel along the Silk Road, despite the risks? (Lesson 4) -- What were some of the socio-economic factors that made it so important? (Lesson 4)

***How and why people have sought to gain access to local and global resources** -- Why do people trade? How did people become dependent on/vested in it? -- How did the Silk Road affect History, both locally and globally?

***How and why does trade contribute to cultural diffusion? (Lesson 3)** -- What did the Silk Road give to people along it? -- What constitutes an ‘exchange’? What ‘other’ things get spread, exactly? (Lesson 5)

***Can I use geographic representations to gain, organize and analyze geographic information? (Lesson 1)** -- How was the path of the Silk Road dictated/moderated by environment? -- How did location change/dictate one’s function along the Silk Road?

***What is the importance of sustainable development for long-term envt’l and economic development? (Lesson 2)** -- Why did the Silk Road last so long? -- What makes something ‘sustainable’ versus not? (What does that mean?) -- How did the Mongols use this route to expand their power and influence? (Lesson 8) -- In what ways was the Silk Road a source of problems for those along it? (Lesson 8)

**SO WHAT??? Why should we learn about the Silk Road?**

__**Some key resources:**__
 * __[|Live binder]__ **

**Crash course [|video] on Silk Road** **Crash course [|video] on Globalization**



Final Assessment:
__ Objective __ : You will come up with a super creative presentation/product (your choice!) that presents your understanding of the key concepts/benchmarks (see rubric*) of Unit 2 - Systems of Trade.

__ Rubric __ : see this, so you know how you can answer them..

1. To begin, you need to add onto your wiki a day-by-day plan that will show me how you finish this project before Friday. (go to my page to see the template) You can re-watch the video on Globalization [|here].

2. Remember -- the point of this product? Make an impact! Try to use SPECIFIC examples, but explain them in __ interesting __ ways that are easy to understand and leave us saying 'woah.. cool!' (Visuals can help..) and answer the question, by the end, of "SO WHAT!?"

3. You can do anything you want: info graphic, visual poster, dramatic act out, TV documental, short 'lesson' for the class, a board game, a written composition, digital story, a rap.. whatever.

=== //The point is, you wanna show how deep you understand the main concepts*, and how smoothly you incorporate knowledge about the Silk Road and knowledge about modern trade.// ===

// **Be sure to mention:** // // **1. Supply and Demand** // // **2. Opportunity Cost** // // **3. Trade vs. Culture (how connected)** // // **4. Why trade (local vs. global resources) happens** // // **5. Sustainability - how it applies and leads us to..** // // **5. So What? (why is this so important?)** //

=== //The more smoothly you integrate together the Silk Road examples and today, using your explanations, the better...// ===

// **What not to do:** // // **1. Give an example without knowing the background and interesting facts about it** // // **2. Mention something that you aren't really sure of (Go back to our Ch. 24 reading and other sources!)** // // **3. Not cite where you got your information, in your final product.** // // **4. Make a boring presentation that repeats what everyone else knows/said.** //

[|Exemplars] from the past: