by Richard Griffiths | 27 Feb 2023 | eLibrary, Overland
Overland Silk Roads History The Silk Road was a term invented by the German explorer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877 CE to describe the overland trade routes between Asia and Europe. It spanned the period between approximately 200 BCE and 1500 BCE, with the intensity...
by Richard Griffiths | 27 Feb 2023 | eLibrary, Maritime
eLibrary: Early Ming Dynasty China (1368-1450) Mongols had ruled China since 1271 but plague, disease and increasing demands on the population led to discontent and revolt. In 1356 rebel forces seized Nanjing and it eventually became the capital of the new Ming...
by virtual360 | 24 Feb 2023 | eLibrary, Maritime
Maritime Silk Roads History This is the latest version of an electronic library of resources supporting the Maritime Silk Roads sites. It offers free and immediate access to online resources for anyone wanting to explore further the context of the museum’s artifacts....
