trade routes

Examines the history of the overland trade routes that connected China with Europe that allowed the transmission of cultural and social ideas and beliefs that helped shape civilization and includes sixty-two color photographs, seventeen maps, and museum listings of many Silk Road treasures.

Describes the history, geography, culture, and people of the legendary trade route that extended between China and the Mediterranean Sea.

Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China and Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).

Surveys the history of trade routes in Asia, focusing especially on the Silk Road from China to the West, but also including studies of the Ambassador's Road, Burma Road, Eurasian Steppe Route, and Russian river routes.

Examines the opening and development of the silk route and the effects of trade between the East and the West.

A historical survey of the major trade and travel routes across the North Atlantic, through Canada, and around the Arctic Circle.

A historical survey of the Amber Routes, the Appian Way, the Egratian Way, the Great North Road, the Heraclean Way, and the Orient Route.

Discusses the opening of trade routes between Europe and Asia and explores the impact of the spice trade carried on over these routes.

Provides information about the Spice Routes, a network of sea routes that link the East with the West, and discusses the experiences of some of the early explorers who traveled the routes in search of trade, treasure, or adventure.

Provides information about the Silk Route, an ancient network of interlocking paths that linked China with Europe, and discusses the experiences of some of the early explorers who traveled the route in search of trade, treasure, or adventure.