The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade - Shannon Harris Castelo
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With
modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at
the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris
Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of
multiple routes that used the common language of commerce to connect the
world's major settlements, thread by thread.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Shannon Harris Castelo
- Director
- Steff Lee
- Animator
- Jack Ross
- Narrator
- Michelle Snow
