Historyspeaking topic
Was the Silk Road just a trade route? Let's talk about how ideas, religions, and even diseases traveled along it alongside goods.
— The Silk Road (trade and cultural network)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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