Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to understand content and feature usage to drive site improvements over time. To learn more, review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

OER Logo

Making Claims: Ancient Trade Routes

Page 1 of 2
Checkmark Alert Banner
Did you know? You can access an editable version of this activity: Google Doc or Word Doc
WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 3.4CLOSERMAKING CLAIMS: ANCIENT TRADE ROUTESUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Making Claims: Ancient Trade Routes”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposePractice your claim-and counterclaim-making skills. This will help you improve your ability to make strong, evidence-based claims, using what you’ve learned about ancient trade routes.Process1.Write a claim that responds to this question: Why did ancient trade routes expand?Support your response with two pieces of evidence and their citations (where you found the evidence).Claim: EvidenceCitation EvidenceCitation
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTORIGINS / LESSON 3.4 CLOSERMAKING CLAIMS: ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES22.Now, write a counterclaim in response to the claim you made above. Again, support the claim with evidence and citations.Counterclaim: EvidenceCitation EvidenceCitation