Trace cultural diffusion along four named trade networks
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~4 min hist.g3.s.ex_37

Diffusion Trace

Prompt

Trace ONE innovation across one trade network. Name the originator, the path, and at least 2 stops along the way.

How it's presented
mode card prompt audio ID audio.g3s.ex 37.stem
Answer criteria
type open response
rubric
Identifies one valid diffusion trace: paper (Cai Lun, 105 CE China -> Silk Roads -> Baghdad -> Cordoba -> Europe); gold (West Africa -> Trans-Saharan -> Cairo -> Venice); potato (Andes -> Spanish encounter 16th century -> Spain -> world); breadfruit (Pacific Islanders -> Polynesian voyaging -> Hawaii, Aotearoa, Rapa Nui). Originator named; at least 2 stops on path
Hints
  1. Look at MG-9 with all four networks.
  2. Look at the diffusion-trace cards.
  3. Name the ORIGINATOR (the culture that invented it), not the destination.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Saying Europeans 'discovered' the innovation (refuted by the unit)
  • Failing to name the originator
Used in lessons