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Hannibal's route into Italy in the Second Punic War.

Map showing the route of Hernando de Soto's expedition. Based on the 1997 Charles Hudson map.

A map showing the route of the Spanish Armada from May to October 1588 CE. The Armada was sent by Philip II of Spain (r. 1556-1598 CE) to invade the kingdom of Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE) but was defeated by the Royal Navy and...

The route of the St Jean Baptiste and Captain James Cook's Endeavour around the North Cape of New Zealand in December 1769.

Map showing William Dampier's expedition along the west and northwest coast of New Holland (Australia) and the coasts of Timor, New Guinea and New Britain in 1699 aboard the HMS Roebuck.

Peoples, cities and states have traded since antiquity but in the medieval period, things escalated so that goods travelled ever greater distances by land, river and sea. Great cities arose thanks to commerce and international trade such...

We have prepared three lesson plans including classroom activities, assignments, homework, and keys as well as: - Multiple choice quiz questions in an excel format. - Glossary of keywords and concepts in an excel format. - Open questions...

Cyrus the Great (558-530 BCE) built the first universal empire, stretching from Greece to the Indus River. This was the famous Achaemenid Empire of Persia. An inscription at Naqsh-i-Rustam, the tomb of his able successor Darius I (521-486...

Ancient China was often connected to the rest of the world through trade, not only along the famous Silk Road but also via merchant ships that sailed the Indian Ocean, connecting East Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. Silk, paper...

Between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE, the Mediterranean functioned as a highly interconnected zone of maritime exchange, shaped by the expanding networks of Phoenician and Hellenic communities. Originating from the Levant, Phoenician traders...