Across Asia by Land: Trade and Travel Routes

ISBN-10
0788162926
ISBN-13
9780788162923
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
112
Language
English
Published
1999-07-01
Publisher
Diane Publishing Company
Authors
David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck

Description

Roads across the vast land of Asia played a major role in the histories of the peoples they linked together. One of the main trade routes was the Silk Road, which ran for thousands of miles, from eastern China to the Mediterranean Sea. While the Silk Road connected east and west, the Ambassador's Road, from northern China down to modern Vietnam, and the Burma Road, through China's mountains and jungles and into Burma, finally reaching the Bay of Bengal, linked north and south. The Eurasian Steppe Route and the Russian River Routes were also important for migrations, invasions, and the development of Russia and northern Europe. Illustrated.

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