Explorers of the Ancient World"Explorers of the Ancient World" tells of the Egyptian expedition to the mysterious land of Punt, the Phoenician Hanno who first sailed around the coast of Africa, and Pytheas the Greek who explored the shores of Britain and may even have reached the Arctic Circle. You will read about why these explorers set out, how they traveled, hazards they encountered on the way, and more. Clear maps and superb reconstructions bring these journeys vividly to life. |
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CONTENTS | 5 |
Hatshepsuts Voyage | 12 |
PHOENICIAN EXPLORERS | 18 |
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5th century BC Aegean Sea amber Ancient World ARABIA aromatic Asia Athens baboons Black Sea Bronze Age Canaan Canaanite merchants cargo Carthage Carthaginian admiral Carthaginians CITY OF TYRE coast of Africa coast of Turkey Copper ingot Cornwall craftsmen Crete Earth eastern Mediterranean Egyptian pharaoh expedition to Punt gold GREECE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Greek colonies Greeks founded Hanno Harbor for warships hull incense islands ITALY ivory Jason King land Map showing MARE Massalia mast MEDITERRANEAN SEA merchant ships Mycenae Mycenean myrrh trees navigators Necho Necho II NORTH AFRICA EGYPT Nubia oars PAPYRUS BOATS pharaoh Phoenicians Phoenicians developed Pillars of Hercules Piraeus port of Piraeus Pytheas Pytheas sailed Queen Hatshepsut Red Sea River Nile River Senegal rope rows of oarsmen sail around Africa Scythians shores southern Spain steered stern temple Thebes Thule timber trade routes traveled trireme vessel voyages of exploration Watch-tower west coast wind wood wooden boats