trade routes

Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. When the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, the Santa Fe trail became a national road connecting the United States to the new southwest territories.

Learn all about America's first settlements and the struggles and people who made this country what it is today. The size and shape of America wasn't always as we know it today. Take a look at the people who made this growth possible, all for the promise of liberty and land.

The Indian Ocean is home to many different plants and animals. It also has many resources that make many of the things we use every day. Discover the plants and animals that live in, on, and near this special place, the scientists who explore its mysteries, and the reasons we need to protect this tropical resource.

Earth's second largest ocean, the Atlantic, is home to many different plants and animals. It also has many resources that make many of the things we use every day. Discover the plants and animals that live in, on, and near this special place, the scientists who explore its mysteries, and the reasons we need to protect this mighty resource.

The Pacific Ocean covers almost a third of the planet and is home to many different plants and animals. It has many resources that make many of the things we use every day. Discover the plants and animals that live in, on, and near this special place, the scientists who explore its mysteries, and the reasons we need to protect this resource.

Readers will discover that Greece's trading was so influential that its pottery has been discovered in many different areas of the world. Exemplifying how an ancient civilization still holds great importance to this day.

A historical survey of the Mediterranean-Black Sea Routes, the Great Desert Route, the Persian Royal Road, and the Indian Grand Road.

Discusses the journey of Aurel Stein, a Hungarian-born scholar and archeologist employed by the British service, ashe traveled the Silk Road in the early twentieth century to find the Buddhist Diamond Sutra, the world's oldest printed book.