Silk Roads L4 - Religion - How Did Major Religions Spread?

This lesson contains:

• An introduction to the nature of religion spreading on the Silk Roads. There is a discussion activity of the 5 religions for the lesson. Students will know Christianity, Islam and Judaism but may not know Buddhism or Zoroastrianism.

• A map showing where the religions of the Silk Roads spread from and to, which the teacher can talk through.

• A main activity for the students to study the different religions and how they were able to spread along the Silk Roads. They use the info to complete their sheets.

• A case study to look at the Mosque of Xian and comprehend why this was so different from what you might expect to see, and what this tells us about the Silk Roads. There is an accompanying video too.

• A plenary to check the students' understanding.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation

• 2 x Powerpoint File