Chronicles the life a maritime career of Zheng He, who, with his fleet of ships from China, was able to voyage as far west as the Middle East and Africa during the fifteenth century.
A biography that follows explorer Marco Polo and his family on a 25 year journey through the trade routes now known as Spice Road. Also highlights the importance of the Polos' role as cultural emissaries during a time of limited global exchange.
the medieval world's greatest traveler throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
Harmon, Daniel E
2017
Chronicles the life and career of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Moroccan adventurer and religious scholar who traveled extensively along the Silk Road.
