trade routes

Describes life in the early days of Viking times.

place is ancient Egypt. You need lumber to build a house. No trees grow in Egypt s desert, but a ship from Lebanon regularly brings cedar logs to a nearby port. How do you get lumber for your house? You take many bundles of papyrus and a sack of frankincense to the port and offer them to the ship s captain in exchange for his logs. The captain knows he can sell your goods back home at a profit. You bargain, but in the end, he takes your goods, and you take his logs. International trade is born. This book traces trade in the ancient world from the Phoenicians sailing the Mediterranean Sea to the camel caravans traveling the 6,400 mile (10,000 km) Silk Route to traders who grew rich bringing spices by sea from Southeast Asia to Europe. Supply, demand, necessity, and the desire to show off one s status drove trade in the ancient world, much as it does today. Each title in this series contains color photos throughout, maps, and back matter including: a chronology, a detailed index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions--building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Text Dependent Questions are placed at the end of each chapter. They challenge the reader s comprehension of the chapter they have just read, while sending the reader back to the text for more careful attention to the evidence presented there. Research Projects are provided at the end of each chapter as well and provide readers with suggestions for projects that encourage deeper research and analysis. And a Series Glossary of Key Terms is included in the back matter containing terminology used throughout the series. Words found here broaden the reader s knowledge and understanding of terms used in this field.

Though most often remembered as marauding barbarians, the Vikings were also traders, farmers, and skilled craftsmen. Their exploration beyond the shores of Europe began in the late 900s with the founding of settlements in Greenland and Newfoundland. Notable Viking adventurers such as Erik the Red, Leif the Lucky, and Thorfinn Karlsefni are profiled. Readers will also learn about the Vikings’ weapons and armor, ships, religious beliefs, lifestyle, and the vast legacy they left behind in mythology, language, and shipbuilding.

Examines the principal routes throughout history from antiquity to today that have been used to connect cultures and regions together through trade. Explores the prosperity that has grown through these routes and the unintended negative consequences. Includes maps, artifacts, and color photographs.

A history of the Silk Road, examining why and how the trade route emerged in the late third century BCE, and its affect on the area's culture and religion.

"Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of the world's great religions, the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the events that led up to the War of 1812. It discusses the political and military strategies that American and British leaders employed, and provides information about key people, battles, and events.

Discusses the emergence of long-distance trade in the late third century BCE that began with China's need for horses from Central Asia as well as other luxury goods and depicts the Roman Empire's response to eastern trade when its citizens desired Chinese silk. Provides information about the influence of the Kushan Empire, missionaries, pilgrims, Islamic, and Mongol conquerors in forming the Silk Road. Includes maps, photos, a chronology, chapter notes, and an index.

Chronicles one thousand years of trading in the Sahara, describing how it became one of the world's greatest commercial highways, transporting gold, slaves, and other commodities and manufactured goods while spreading Mediterranean culture south into the Sudan.

Called to follow the wind and search for information about his father who disappeared many years ago, thirteen-year-old Chengli, carrying a piece of jade with strange writing that had belonged to his father, joins a caravan charged with giving safe passage to the Emperor's daughter as it navigates the constant dangers of the Silk Road in 630 A.D.