Investigates ten important sites that became known through the adventures of merchants and explorers who braved the unknown. It covers a time span of more than 4000 years ranging from 2400 BC to AD 1643. The places include:
Mohenjo-Daro in India
The Great Wall in China
Yoshinogari in Japan
Ellora in India
Nara in Japan
Angkor in Khampuchea
Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean
Great Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India
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