History of the Silk Road 2Order Description
complete the assigned readings and sent a reflective reading journal entry to me. I would like you to draw from both the textbooks and the primary-source readings for
your observations. Please try to use specific examples from your assigned readings and cite them properly using MLA or another recognized citation system. Please only
base the writing on the reading assignment.
Textbook: 1) The Silk Road in World History, Ch.2, pp. 20-41; 2) Empires of the Silk Road, Ch. 3-4; Readings: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Herodotus, Greek
Reports from India and Aryavarta: https://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/greek-india.asp ; 2) Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea:
Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a merchant of the First Century: https://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/periplus.asp ; 3) Internet Medieval Sourcebook,
Procopius: The Roman Silk Industry, c. 550: https://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/source/550byzsilk.asp