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Timbuktu: A Center for Trade: Map showing Timbuktu and trade routes passing through it to Cairo, Morocco, and West Africa.; Format: image/map

Life in a sea port: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 8; Hoi An is a fishing village that has been a stop on the merchant ship trade route since at least the 1700s. Coastal ports throughout Southeast Asia developed starting in the first millennium A.D. as maritime trade routes expanded between China and India. The...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Fertile soils: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 2; This view from an airplane shows where the Mekong River joins Tonlé Sap Lake near Siem Reap in Cambodia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit for local trade and transportation. The Mekong River flows approximately 2,800 miles from...; By Lorraine Aragon.

River trade: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 14; This boat is docked along the Mekong River near Mytho. Such boats, propelled by outboard motors mounted on the back, are typical, medium-sized river and coastal island ferry boats in Southeast Asia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Slave trade memorial at Zanzibar: A memorial to slaves in Zanzibar, Tanzania, an East African port once important in the Indian Ocean slave trade.; Format: image/photograph

Chinese architecture: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 9; The ornamented brick gateway has step-tiered, green tile roofs decorated with carved dragons. A large four-legged ceremonial bronze urn is seen in front of the central doorway, and stylized Chinese characters are visible above the central arches of the first...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences: Photographs and text tell the story of fishing, trade, and Chinese influence on the history and culture of Vietnam.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Major African regions contributing to the transatlantic slave trade in the 17th & 18th centuries: Format: image/map

Let's trade (regrouping to subtract): This word (trade) will introduce regrouping to subtract by allowing students to "trade" manipulatives to regroup.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); By Sarah Cole.

View over houses into harbor with fishing boats at Hoi An: Several fishing boats are moored in the harbor at at Hoi An. Orange tile roofs are visible in the foreground and coconut palms can be seen on the far shore of the harbor. Hoi An is a fishing village that has been a stop on the merchant ship trade route since...; Format: image/photograph

An ancient Hindu kingdom: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 1; This damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An, Vietnam. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century; By Lorraine Aragon.

Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788: Illustration showing deck plans and cross sections of British slave ship Brookes.; Format: image/illustration

The slave route: Maps showing global routes for shipping of African slaves, including the "triangle trade" between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.; Format: document/map

Man applies inlay designs to a wood plaque at handicraft workshop in Hoi An: A man squatting on the floor applies inlay designs to a wood plaque at a handicraft workshop in Hoi An. The employees at this workshop are all disabled, but capable of making the precision crafts sold by the shop. The plaque this artisan is making depicts...; Format: image/photograph

The remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town: These are the remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. In the mid-1700s, this town was a bustling shipping and political center. It was known for exporting tar, pitch, and turpentine, essential...; Format: image/photograph

Smart money: Students will practice making money trades to equal $.25 kinesthetically and with manipulatives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); By Sherry Griffith.

Burros carrying goods: In the mountains of Nepal pack animals such as these burros are used to carry goods down the rocky trails. While animals are still the major means of transporting goods across the mountains of Nepal, air-based transportation and road networks have significantly...; Format: image/photograph

Potted plants and building in Fukian Chinese assembly hall compound at Hoi An: Potted plants decorate a patio garden inside the Fukian Chinese assembly hall compound at Hoi An. The assembly hall building with a tiered tile roof and dragon carvings is visible at back. Hoi An was a thriving sea port for sailing ships and maritime trade...; Format: image/photograph

Dhaulagiri mountain rising above the trail: Mountain landscape in Nepal. In the horizon are several peaks, the left-most of is Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world. The mountainsides are rather barren. A trail — both for trekkers and for horses — snakes between the mountains....; Format: image/photograph

A porter with pack: Houses along the route at Nepal Danda belong to Newar traders. The houses are made of bricks and have painted walls, doors, and windows. These houses also function as shops. This trail used to be part of the ancient salt trade. Although the salt trade along...; Format: image/photograph

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