The Mongols, who ruled a vast empire, safeguarded a northern Silk Road land route that crossed the Eurasian steppes. Sea routes, important for trade and for communication, may also be considered part ...

The cities were between 6,600 to 7,300 feet above sea level ... burned or attacked. The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia that "facilitated the exchange ...

Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes.

the route stretched 4,000 kilometres, reaching as far as the Mediterranean Sea and attracted famous travellers like Alexander the Great and Marco Polo. The Silk Road maintained its status for over ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

The Silk Road was a network of land and sea-based trade routes that connected parts of the African, Asian, and European continents. The network enabled trade-items such as fabrics, spices, jewels, and ...

He dispatched Zhang Qian twice as his envoy to the Western Regions, and in the process pioneered the route ... Sea. Chinese silk goods were traded to the West along the Silk Road.

Azerbaijan established diplomatic ties with China in 1992 and was one of the first countries to join and actively participate ...