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This curriculum guide offers a lot to teachers of World History, Geography, and English classes at a high school level, but it is not appropriate for cultural comparisons in an Elementary World Language Classroom. "From Silk to Oil, Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Road" does an excellent job of making history come alive with a series of personal narratives by five different people through out the history of the Silk Road. The guide examines geography, history, religion, tradition, economy and more, all explored with literature through personal perspectives. There is so much information to be compared and integrated with knowledge of Western culture to allow students to expand their understanding of global connections and world history. The guide allows the teacher to explore the influences that trade and commerce exchange that go far beyond money. The curriculum guide is well done, but it is designed for high school students, unfortunately, I will not be able to use it in my elementary Spanish classes.
