Asia Society

Asia Society Resources:
Asia Society’s institutional website is www.asiasociety.org Below are examples of sub-sites where relevant information can be found.

A. Arts and Cultural Materials On www.asiasociety.org/arts/

1. On www.asiasocietymuseum.org :http://www.asiasocietymuseum.org/buddhist_trade/traderoutes_overland.html An introduction to religion and the Silk Road through art; includes images, brief essays and maps

2. 2003 Exhibition “Monks and Merchants”:
http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/monksandmerchants/index.html
Themes: horses and travel: http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/monksandmerchants/horses.htm

B. On www.AsiaSource.org , Asia Society’s current events resource, with a daily news round-up, interviews and special reports: Mostly contemporary material that can help students make the connection between the ancient Silk Road and current events, but some historical available here as well

1. Asia Today: News (contemporary): http://www.asiasource.org/news/ for example: Link to article on reopening of ancient Silk Road route in the Himalayas between China and India: http://www.independent.co.uk/

2. Country Profiles: Central Asia Region (contemporary)
http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_02_centralasia.cfm

3. Special Reports: Arts of the Silk Roads (historical) http://asiasource.org/news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=81368

4. Interviews: Religions of the Silk Road (historical)
http://www.asiasource.org/society/foltz.cfm

C. Asia Society’s Website for Teachers: www.AskAsia.org : Using Search Function, search under “Silk Road”—34 results, including 10 Lesson Plans, 9 Essays, 1 Map, 14 Images, can be filtered by era, region and student age band, as well
1. Sample Essay (Social Studies) “Silk Road: An Introduction to Trade”
2. Sample Lesson Plan (Religion/Philosophy): “The Golden Rule of Reciprocity”
3. Sample Map: Silk Road Map
4. Sample Image “Dancing Central Asian Figure” and information about it
5. Min-site: http://www.askasia.org/features/arts/silkroads/index.htm This site is specially for primary and secondary schools and has material on geography, trade, art, music, history and belief systems. It is linked to the Monks and Merchants exhibition website, http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/monksandmerchants/index.html as well.