Materials

• Copy of a map of the Eastern Hemisphere to each student
• Display map of trade routes (see list of routes at #2, below)
• Teacher-prepared class notes on Eastern trade routes
• Overhead projector (optional)

Instructional Activities

NOTE: The following Web resource may be helpful in teaching this session:

• “First Incidence of Black Death in Europe and Asia, 1333-1369.” <http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/plaguetraderoutes.jpg>.

1. Review content from previous sessions.
   
   
2. Distribute a map of the Eastern Hemisphere to students. Display a map of the following trade routes and instruct students to transfer them to their map, creating a map legend to identify each route:
   • Silk roads across Asia to the Mediterranean basin
   • Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
   • Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
   • Northern European links with the Black Sea
   • Western European sea and river trade
   • South China Sea and land to Southeast Asia
   
   NOTE: The Web site listed above may be of assistance in identifying the trade routes in Europe and Asia during the 14th century.
   
   
3. Present and discuss class notes about Eastern trade routes, as needed. (Display notes on the board or overhead, or distribute as a handout.)
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.