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</div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/navigation_and_sailing/ancient-sailing-and-navigation/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/04NavSail/Ancient%20Sailing.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ancient Sailing Techniques: </h3> <p>Text copyright Canbooks.</p> <p>Picture copyright is held by their perspective owners</p> <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p>In this short paper I would like to outline the basic skills that were necessary for sailing in ancient …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/navigation-and-the-qibla/navigation-and-the-qibla-4-further-information/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/Nav4Banner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Navigation and the Qibla #4 Further Information: </h3> <br/> <h1 id="click-below-to-watch-the-video">Click below to watch the video:</h1> <br/> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-XIOP32_mc" style="width: 640px;" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/other/ancient-china-on-rome/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/ChinaRome.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Ancient China on Rome: </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4XdPodNwSGU" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/answeringcritics/gibson-answers-dr-king-4/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/KingGibson.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Gibson Answers Dr. King #4: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/362378643" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/navigation_and_sailing/parallel-maritime-histories/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/04NavSail/ParallelHistories.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Parallel Maritime Histories: </h3> <p>(Greece, Egypt, India, South Yemen, China, Rome)</p> <p>A number of things made the Nabataeans distinctive from other tribes in Arabia. One of them was their ability as seamen. Where did they learn their …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/answeringcritics/gibson-answers-dr-king-5/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/KingGibson.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Gibson Answers Dr. King #5: </h3> <div class="video vimeo_player "> <iframe class="vimeo_frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/362380096" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/other/how-accurate-is-this-ancient-chinese-historian-describes-the-roman-empire/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//02cinema/ChinaRomeTrue.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>How accurate is this? - Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Roman Empire : </h3> <div class="video youtube_player "> <iframe class="youtube_frame" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FgsMR5R3P1o" style="width: 640px;" frameborder="0" …</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/east-of-petra-trade-route/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/Photos/EastPetraBanner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>East of Petra Trade Route: </h3> <br/> <p>In his translation of the Xiyu juan, or “<em>Chapter on the Western Regions</em>” from the Hou Han shu, John Hill proposes in his notes (nos. 12.21 and 12.24) that a trade route used to exist …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/nabataeans-in-china/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/China.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Nabataeans in China: </h3> <figure class="fig-center"> <a href="/media/01explore/Photos/chinamap.jpg" data-fancybox="images" data-caption="" data-animation-effect="fade"> <img src="/media/01explore/Photos/chinamap.jpg" alt="" style="max-height:500px;" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <br/> <p><strong>Chinese Texts</strong></p> <p>Through out Chinese history, Chinese explorers, ambassadors, and merchants made occasional trips to the western world. Many of their reports were written down. The …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/the-spice-route-time-chart/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/SpiceRoute.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Spice Route Time Chart: </h3> <h1 id="the-spice-route-time-chart"><strong>The Spice Route Time Chart</strong></h1> <h2 id="includes-china-india-arabia-europe">Includes China, India, Arabia, Europe</h2> <p><em>Best viewed on a wider screen.</em></p> <table class="columns"> <thead> <tr> <th> Date</th> <th>Europe</th> <th>Arabia</th> <th> India, Ceylon, …</th></tr></thead></table> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/an-overview-of-chinese-history/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/ChinaHistory.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>An Overview of Chinese History: </h3> <br/> <p><strong>15th Century BC to 15th Century AD</strong></p> <p>A brief historical overview to help students of Nabataean history understand what was taking place in other parts of the world, and how these changes affected …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/trade-on-the-china-sea/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media/01explore/03TravelTrade/ChinaTrade.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Trade on the China Sea: </h3> <p><strong>Trade in the Far East</strong></p> <p>In 1027 BC the Chou came to power in northern China. Their dynasty lasted more than 800 years until 221 BC. 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…</div> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/huajuexiang-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Huajuexiang.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Huajuexiang Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Huajuexiang Mosque</p> <p>Country: China</p> <p>City: Xian</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 124 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 742 AD</p> <p>GPS: <a href="http://archnet.org/sites/3973">http://archnet.org/sites/3973</a></p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/fenghuang-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/Fenghuang.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Fenghuang Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Fenghuang Mosque</p> <p>Country: China</p> <p>City: Hangzhou</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): unknown</p> <p>GPS: 30°14'43.67"N 120°10'14.50"E</p> <p>ArchNet: <a href="http://archnet.org/sites/3971">http://archnet.org/sites/3971</a></p> <p>Gibson …</p> </div> </a> <a class="row media-link" href="https://nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/guangzhou-mosque/"> <div class="cell"><img src="/media//01explore/05CitiesSites/GuangzhouMosque.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div> <div class="cell text"> <h3>Guangzhou Mosque: </h3> <br/> <p>Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Guangzhou</p> <p>Country: China</p> <p>City: Guangzhou</p> <p>Year of construction (AH): 6 AH</p> <p>Year of construction (AD): 627</p> <p>GPS: 23° 7'33.65"N 113°15'13.21"E</p> <p>ArchNet: …</p> </div> </a> </section> </div> </div> </div><div id="footer"> <div class="content"> <section> <h3 id="about-us">About Us</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/about/">Who are we?</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/copyright/">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/termsofuse/">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/about/privacy/">Privacy, Cookies & Ad Policies</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h3 id="join-us">Join Us</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/members/about/">About Membership</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h3 id="main-sections">Main Sections</h3> <ul class="sections"> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/explore/">Explore</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/cinema/">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/travel/">Travel</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/shop/">Shop</a></li> <li><a href="https://nabataea.net/canbooks/">Canbooks</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> <div id="bottom"> <p><strong>Nabataea.net</strong> Copyright © 2000 - 2020</p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/configcat-js@latest/dist/configcat.min.js"></script> <script src="/js/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script> <script src="/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/primary-bundle.min.js?version=md5-o0mVd6Zhn42ZDtXKAu5CfQ%3d%3d"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> document.getElementById('search_toggle').addEventListener("click", function(e){ e.preventDefault(); 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