Assignment- Traveling the Silk Road
Assume you are an ancient traveler making a journey overland to China and returning to your home in Rome by water several years later. Study the following map carefully so you are familiar with the route you will take and the people you are likely to encounter. Consider the cultural impact such a trip would have had on you as you viewed examples of art and architecture along the way. Using your book and/or Internet resources, choose six specific pieces of art and/or architecture you would have seen along the way. Each piece must be from a different locale. Capture pictures of each of the six locations you choose, insert them in the pages that follow, and then, answer the questions.
1. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
2. Where is it located?
3. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
4. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
5. Where is it located?
6. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
7. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
8. Where is it located?
9. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
10. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
11. Where is it located?
12. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
13. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
14. Where is it located?
15. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
16. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture?
17. Where is it located?
18. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?