Central Overland Route

In the words of Elbert Hubbard, “He who influences the thought of his time influences the times that follow” (Quotes). Marco Polo, who lived in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, was able to do exactly that. Marco Polo was a Venetian who traveled along the Silk Road, in the time of the Mongolian Dynasty, to China. Because of the time he spent in the court of Kublai Khan and Mongolia, Marco Polo was able to become a highly influential explorer leading to the Age of Discovery. Marco Polo was

purchase territory that was acquired from France in 1803. Their mission was assigned by President Thomas Jefferson with the intention to assess the land’s resources, make diplomatic contact with the Indians, and search for the Northwest Passage, a route to the Pacific Ocean. The railroads of the 19th century had transformed America in ways that awed and

purchase territory that was acquired from France in 1803. Their mission was assigned by President Thomas Jefferson with the intention to assess the land’s resources, make diplomatic contact with the Indians, and search for the Northwest Passage, a route to the Pacific Ocean. The railroads of the 19th century had transformed America in ways that

Sacramento Valley in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush of 1849. Which is one of most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. News spread of the discovery thousands of gold miners traveled over sea or overland to San Francisco and surrounding areas by the end of 1849. The non-native population of California territory was over 100,000, compared with the pre-1848 figure of less than 1,000. Two billion dollars worth of precious metal was extracted from the

survive. Therefore over some time, food trading meant that the nomads would eventually try foreign foods thus influence their taste. Influence may have also come from regions where the Arab armies invaded and settled. More examples of traditional trade routes into Europe, Asia and Africa will show that due international trade and colonialism, Arabs were able to get coffee from Yemen whereas spices usually came from China and India which was one of the first foreign foods to be widely used. During the 19th

The spread of religious refugees walked side by side with the movement of people as a smaller scale migration. Parker points out, “Europeans also introduced Christianity to America, especially among indigenous peoples in Central and South America and among enslaved Americans. “ Enslaved Americanized African spreading Christianity in their home land, Catholicism and Christianity were widely practice in America continent. With the same ambitious as Roman Catholic Church, Russia brought their Orthodox

expand, they developed communication routes that eventually evolved into trade routes. As a result of the establishment of these land and sea trade routes, began a cultural exchange between the east and west through the diffusion of goods, technology, medicine, and religion. The two

land. Ethiopia also had many resources besides its location in the trading center. Ethiopia was often called Land of Punt because of its treasures such as, ivory, ebony, gold, panther skins, cinnamon, frankincense, and myrrh (Clarke 64). Due to its central location between other trades and resources, it was able to trade with Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East (Clarke 65). Besides trading, Ethiopia used other resources as well for its economy. When the Muslims isolated Ethiopia and took

twin advantages of comparatively flat land and a continuous supply line back to the factories of the East coast. The Central Pacific, however, had to fetch most of its materials, except timber, by sea, twelve thousand miles around the tip of South America. The conclusion of the seven-year race for railroad supremacy resulted in a meeting point at Promontory Point, Utah. The Central Pacific had laid 690 miles (1110 km) of track, starting in Sacramento, California, and continuing through California

elaborate and ever-changing network of overland trade routes that linked China, India, and western Eurasia for thousands of years. The trade route was key to the diffusion and transportation of technology, goods, religions, and language throughout Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and southern Europe. As the most durable links between major population centers in the largest landmass on earth, the Silk Road was one of the most important of all long-distance trade routes in human history. Study of the Silk