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12/07/2022 05:00 PM
Online
Expanding the Ancient World Workshop
Diverse Perspectives on the Silk Roads: The Sogdians
Organized by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (NYU)
Materials provided to participants of this event are now available for download. Expanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. The Sogdians were a diverse community of merchant families occupying the oases regions of Central Asia between the 4th-8th centuries CE. This workshop will present texts and materials for discussing the interconnected and multicultural society of the Sogdians along the so-called "Silk Roads," with an emphasis on personal experiences at home and abroad.