Sentences with phrase «in ancient trade routes»

«Sorghum used to be a major player in ancient trade routes like the Silk Road, but in modern times, it's sadly been relegated pauper's food,» Matthew Cox of Bob's Red Mill in Milwaukie, Oregon, says.

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[246][248] Tourism Landmarks, National Border, Region and Terrestrial plain of the 4th Republic of Ghana Coastal Plain Accra, Apam, Cape Coast, Elmina, Kakum National Park, Kokrobite, Nzulezo, Sekondi - Takoradi, Ada Foah The Gulf of Guinea coastal plain with the seat of government and capital city, several castles and forts and the best preserved rainforest in Ghana Ashanti - Kwahu Koforidua, Kumasi, Obuasi, Sunyani Forested hills and the ancient Kingdom of Ashanti Volta Basin Tamale massive and world's largest Lake Volta, the river system that feeds it and Ghana eastern border crossing Northern Plains Wa, Bolgatanga, Mole National Park Savanna plains and north Ghana trade route and border crossing

A 2,000 - year - old latrine in China provides the first hard evidence that people carried diseases long distances along the ancient trading route.

But a second domestication in ancient Egypt, before the first millennium B.C., proved more successful: This later lineage spread rapidly around the world via land and sea trade routes — and eventually took over the internet.

A native of China and India, ginger was an important part of ancient Chinese medicine and was adopted for medicinal use in Europe after arriving on the earliest trading routes.

REVIEW: â $ The Silk Road is the ancient trade route passing from the shores of the Mediterranean through Bukhara and Samarkand to Dunhuang and on to Xian in central China.â $ Visitors can view a map of the complex network of pathways that transported silk, spices and other commodities as well as cultural influences.

San Miguelito's ideal location, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea and near the Nichupté Lagoon, facilitated its residents» involvement in the ancient Mayan system of trade and allowed them to make use of routes around the lagoons, reefs and mangroves.

Explore spectacular landscapes, rich culture and ancient trading routes travelling to a corner of China forgotten in time

Travelling the ancient Silk Road, one of the greatest trade routes in history to Tamerlane's capital, ancient Khiva and Bukhara

Experience the ancient trading routes by paddling among mangrove mazes and calm waters in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, one of the world's most remote and exciting places.

Combining one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilisation with the remarkable treasures of Persia, this unique journey takes in destinations that are rarely experienced by the Western visitor which makes it all the more special.

This landmark exhibition examines the cultural impact of ancient trade routes in the Arabian Peninsula

Born in Uganda in 1963, she travelled back to east Africa this year to undertake painstaking research for the new work she presents at the Turner prize exhibition, as well as to India and Zanzibar - thus tracing ancient trade routes.

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an ambitious idea: to revive the ancient trade routes that stretched from China through the Middle East and into Europe, and thus create a New Silk Road.