This engaging simulation in barter and trade explores the challenges in trading on the Silk Road during the Middle AgesIn this student-tested and approved hands-on trade simulation, students “travel” with Marco Polo on the Silk Road to Kashgar. Students take on the role of traders to explore the challenges of barter by exchanging goods on the Silk Road. Students practice non-verbal skills because of language barriers, a very real situation for many students. Students determine the economy i.e