Unit 3 Understanding ideas课件 2022-2023高中英语外研版（2019）英语选择性必修四

The world meets China Book 7 Unit 3 B7U3 Understanding ideas WELCOME TO DUNHUANG! Starting out 1. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1) What is the video about? How did it get its name? 2) What is remarkable about the road? Starting out 1. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1) What is the video about? How did it get its name? The video is about the historical importance of the ancient Silk Road trade route and its revival through China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It got its name because a lot of the trade along the road was in Chinese silk. 2) What is remarkable about the road? The road is remarkable firstly because it lasted around 1,700 years, from the Han Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, it was a unique and important cultural crossroads between the East and West. The Silk Road The Silk Road was an important historical trade route between China and the Mediterranean. In the past, travel by land was difficult, dangerous and expensive, so only very 1. _______________ such as silk were traded over long distances. In fact, silk made in China 2. __________ a large proportion of the trade along that route. Thus, in 1877, this route was given the name "the Silk Road" by the famous German 3. ______________, Ferdinand von Richthofen. The history of the old Silk Road 4. __________________________________ Zhang Qian during the Han Dynasty, and continued until the Ming Dynasty — a period of some 1,700 years. The route started at Chang’an, the modern Xi’an. It then passed through the Hexi Corridor, before reaching Dunhuang. From there, the Silk Road split into the northern, central, and southern routes, 5. _________________ today’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China to reach India, and eventually Italy. valuable goods comprised geographer began with the explorations of proceeding through The Silk Road The Silk Road was more than just a trade route. It was 6. ________________ ___________________________________________, India, Persia,