LibGuides: Silk Road: Home

General Information

1) Create a new project in NoodleTools where you can track your citations and take notes.

2) Brainstorm some keywords to use when you search; ie. "products traded AND silk road" or "silk road AND samarkand"

3) Search the databases and websites listed below.

4) Use the print resources available to look for information.

ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new window
Primary and secondary source material for historical research

Username: northweststudent
Password: library
Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete encyclopedia, world atlas and more.

Username: nwest
Password: seattleprep
eLibrary This link opens in a new window
Articles, photos, maps, and transcripts from magazines, newspapers, radio and television news programs, and reference books
History Study Center This link opens in a new window
A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day
World Book Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Online Reference Center including World Atlas, Dictionary, World Book Kids, World Book Advanced, and Spanish Language Encyclopedia

Username: nwslib
Password: library

About the Silk Road
via UNESCO
Belief Systems Along the Silk Road
via Asia Society - Center for Global Education
Chang An (Xian)
via UNESCO
Cities and Architecture
"Cities and Architecture Along the Silk Road" via the University of Washington. Most cities can be found on this webpage.
Geographical Setting of the Silk Roads
via Asia Society
History of Silk
via Silk Road Foundation
Major Cities of the Silk Road
via Muslim Heritage
Monks and Merchants: silk road treasures
from the Asia society, describes trading and objects
Network of Silk Road Cities
via UNESCO
Samarkand
via UNESCO
Silk Road
via Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at UW
Silk Road
via Stanford University
The Silk Road: Crossroads and Encounters of Faith
via Smithsonian
The Silk Road Foundation
A site that gives a basic overview of the history of silk road itself.
Silk Road Seattle (UW)
via University of Washington
Trading Silk for Horses: The Surprisingly Simple Origins of the Silk Road
via National Geographic
Travelers on the Silk Road
via Silk Road Foundation
Traveling the Silk Road
via American Museum of Natural History

If you're trying to access the e-books from off campus, use the code: tnws

The Silk Road by James A. Millward
Call Number: 958 MIL
ISBN: 9780199782864
Publication Date: 2013-04-12
The Silk Road by Donald Wells
Call Number: 950 WEL
ISBN: 1590362071
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road by Priscilla Galloway; Dawn Hunter
Call Number: 950 GAL
ISBN: 9781554511983
Publication Date: 2009-08-20
The Silk Roads by Xinru Liu
Call Number: 950 LIU
ISBN: 9780312475512
Publication Date: 2012-03-21