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Author:

Bow, James, author.

Title:

Your guide to trade in the Middle Ages / James Bow.

Publisher:

Crabtree Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Commerce--History--Medieval, 500-1500--Juvenile literature.
Middle Ages--Juvenile literature.
International trade--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Trade routes--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Shipbuilding--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Merchants--History--To 1500--Juvenile literature.
Europe--History--History--Juvenile literature.
Asia--History--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Contents:

Before we start -- Where in the world? -- Who we'll meet -- A little bit of history -- Get a job! -- Urban jungles -- A merchant's life -- Fair trade -- Food and dress -- The lab of luxury -- The Silk Roads -- The trade routes -- Changing the world.

Summary:

"Follow the trade route to the Middle Ages and witness the expansion of trade and commerce, made possible by the advancements in shipbuilding. Your Guide to Trade in the Middle Ages explores the effects of this expansion, including the growth of towns, the formation of guilds, the increasing demand for luxury items, and the famous travels to China of a merchant named Marco Polo"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Destination: Middle Ages

ISBN:

0778730522
9780778730521
0778729966
9780778729969

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962010433

LCCN:

2016058588

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)