Chapter 12: Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads Standard: 2.1 My favorite Han movie ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmFlgCB9F2Q Zhang Qian Father of the Silk Road Crossed N. of Tibet into the Ferghana Valley in 128 BCE Captive of the Xiongnu for 10 years Sent by Emperor Han Wudi Opened the silk road through information Challenging how we think? Assume that sources are correct and Zhang Qian?s mission took him in search of trade to the west. Why do we learn in our history textbooks that the East, specifically China is historically closed off to foreigners? Where did it go? What was it? What 2 things made the silk road a possibility? Learning with Primary Source Documents: Working with your assigned group read the document and highlight the following: