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Put this search into SuperSearch: "silk road" AND samarkand
Browse the subjects for the results and add key terms to the jamboard!
Here is where to find the subject terms in SuperSearch:
Add terms you expected to see and terms that are new to you in the jamboard here:
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1UsK7W-AFVYpm3IFUfvO9xnOX8wYLfiX3LhE5o7mdjGY/edit?usp=sharing
Take at least two of the terms from our key term brainstorm and try them out in one of the subject-specific databases below. Identify one peer-reviewed article or scholarly book in your group.
Don't forget to use quotation marks and join terms with AND!
Peer reviewed articles on all aspects of religion, with an emphasis on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also searchable by Hebrew Bible and New Testament scripture.
Journal articles, reports, and commentaries on anthropology, ethnology, folklore, and archaeology.
Peer-reviewed articles, scholarly books, and academic theses published from 1859 to present on all aspects of medieval and Renaissance life (400 CE to 1700 CE).
Dates: 1859 CE-Present
Peer reviewed articles and books on Islamic theology, law, and history.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of world history (excluding the US and Canada), 1450 CE to present and searchable by historical time period.
In pairs, browse TWO of the links in the find primary sources tab on this research guide.
Be ready to tell the class what sort of things you can find in those links and show us one primary source on any topic.
Don't forget! It's important to use lots of different spellings for proper nouns.