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Section 25: The Silk Road
The Silk Road
The Silk Road (CuriosityStream)
On Tour: The Ancient Silk Road
Kid’s Animated History with Pipo: Episode 12, Ancient China, Part 2
Section 26: Maritime Trade
Understanding Greek and Roman Technology: Episode 22, Machines at Sea-Ancient Ships
Expedition: Black Sea Wrecks
Rebuilding Ancient Rome: Episode 9, Harbor of Trajan
Metropolis: Episode 3, Carthage
Section 27: African Traders
Africa’s Great Civilizations: Episodes 3 &4
Horrible Histories: Season 1, Episode 11, Trading Timbuktu
Turning Points in Middle Eastern History: Episode 20, Mansa Musa, Richest Man – 1324
Digging for the Truth: Timbuktu
Peoples IX: Han Dynasty
Raiders of the Jade Dynasty
Foundations of Eastern Civilization: Episodes 12, 13, & 15
The Big History of Civilizations: Episode 15, China’s Dynasties and Influence
History of the Ancient World, A Global Perspective: Episode 25, The Great Empire of the Han Dynasty
