Crossroads of the Ancient World
About this video
This short British Museum trailer introduces an exhibition of treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan. After decades of war since the 1979 Soviet invasion, museum staff hid their most treasured objects in 1989, and those objects now travel the world to tell the story of Afghanistan's ancient civilisation and its place on the Silk Road.
You'll be able to
- explain how staff at the National Museum of Afghanistan protected its treasures during war.
- describe the Silk Road and why Afghanistan was called a crossroads of the ancient world.
Key words
- Silk Road
- A vast network of trading routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean.
- crossroads
- A place where routes and cultures meet.
- exhibition
- A public display of objects in a museum.
Transcript
Afghanistan a nation at the crossroads of the ancient world since the Soviet invasion in 1979 this country has suffered decades of war terrible damage has been done to ancient monuments sites and museums in 1989 staff at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul hid their most treasured items keeping them safe throughout the years of turmoil and later Taliban rule now these unique objects are traveling the world telling the story of Afghanistan's ancient civilization and the nation's pivotal role at the heart of the Silk Road the vast network of trading routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean discover the complex beauty of these rediscovered masterpieces at the British Museum between them they tell the story
of Afghanistan and it's vital place in the world you you
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