Absolutely engrossing - yeah, I know I said that an hour ago... I've lost time (and dinner) poring over this and checking maps on various sites. Found this somewhat simplified map among many others including a current Google map: https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/silkroad-interactive-map And... I used to do pottery before I got divorced 40ish years ago - so I lovedlovedloved all the pottery items!! All so good for my brain and emotions these days, Annette. Merci buckets. :)
Celia, I'm thrilled you enjoyed this one so much, and merci buckets to you, too! It turned out to be a lot of work, more like a Tales post than a Road post, and it's so rewarding to know you and others enjoyed it. Pottery? Lima, Peru, museums even got me interested!
Wow - so very engrossing, Annette!! I've been busy with genealogy projects and almost missed your Silk Roads post and photos! How marvellous it must have been even if it was too crowded! Ive been pulled off into rabbit holes and tangents while going through it several times already. Cheers!
Lol! This is a standard course in colleges, and, of course, nobody can teach it well, because most of us haven't a clue about pre-modern history, and also the history of the world??? I was a teaching assistant for Dr. John A. Phillips who taught the second half, and he was even funnier than Mel Brooks. He could bring the house down with a sigh and a look. Kind of a historian Jack Benny.
Absolutely engrossing - yeah, I know I said that an hour ago... I've lost time (and dinner) poring over this and checking maps on various sites. Found this somewhat simplified map among many others including a current Google map: https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/silkroad-interactive-map And... I used to do pottery before I got divorced 40ish years ago - so I lovedlovedloved all the pottery items!! All so good for my brain and emotions these days, Annette. Merci buckets. :)
Celia, I'm thrilled you enjoyed this one so much, and merci buckets to you, too! It turned out to be a lot of work, more like a Tales post than a Road post, and it's so rewarding to know you and others enjoyed it. Pottery? Lima, Peru, museums even got me interested!
Wow - so very engrossing, Annette!! I've been busy with genealogy projects and almost missed your Silk Roads post and photos! How marvellous it must have been even if it was too crowded! Ive been pulled off into rabbit holes and tangents while going through it several times already. Cheers!
The objects were amazing, Celia, and I was frustrated not to be enjoying myself more!
Thank you so much for all the work you put into this, Annette!
Thank you, Gregg! It was fun.
So many tasty fact nuggets!
Lol! Thanks, Don.
Yikes history of the world? Sure, bring it on! You Go, Annette!
I once taught World History Part 1 at San Diego State (they bribed me, they were desperate). Disaster. This project came with training wheels. 😂
History of the World Part 1? Was Mel Brooks aware? Or was he the author of the textbook?
Lol! This is a standard course in colleges, and, of course, nobody can teach it well, because most of us haven't a clue about pre-modern history, and also the history of the world??? I was a teaching assistant for Dr. John A. Phillips who taught the second half, and he was even funnier than Mel Brooks. He could bring the house down with a sigh and a look. Kind of a historian Jack Benny.