Explorers & traders
By: Claire Craig.
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780760759165
Subjects: Vikings; Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500; Travel, Medieval; Northmen
Other titles: Explorers and traders; Discoveries explorers & traders; Discoveries explorers and traders
Description: The roles played by explorers and traders in the opening up of our country are traced, with many illustrations and an 8-page foldout. Bowker Authored Title code. The roles played by explorers & traders in the opening up of the U.S. are traced, with many illustrations & an eight-page foldout.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Hunter to trader: Early trade and exploration; title: First civilizations; title: Kings of the sea: Mediterranean trade; title: Arab traders; title: Vikings; title: Across the Pacific; title: Travel and trade: Silk road; title: Crusades; title: European trade; title: Ships of the desert; title: Journeys of discovery: Traveling East: China ventures out; title: Passage to India; title: New world: Sailing West; title: Spain and the new world; title: Around the world; title: Breaking the ice; title: Business of trade: Pirates; title: Dutch influence; title: Slave trade; title: Russian trade; title: India's wealth; title: Global trade: Heart of Africa; title: China and Japan open up; title: Canals linking oceans - Changes in transportation; title: Shipping news; title: Glossary; title: Index.