In ancient times, China traded its silk overland with India, the Middle East, and Rome, along what became known as the Silk Road. Meanwhile, a new trading route across the sea
Later, the Ming Dynasty
Today, the Belt and Road Initiative
Hundreds of years on, and with
The Grand Canal of China was first dug in 486 BC, and well developed through the late 6th to early 10th century. From the late 13th until 19th century, with the highest section built and the overall length
The Grand Canal was
The Grand Canal
3 . Try to picture the world before refrigerators. That may be difficult!
One advanced method of food storage arose in Persia around 400 BC. People there stored food in structures called Yakhchal, which were buildings made from mud brick to keep ice frozen during even the warmest summer months. During the Middle Ages, people stored meat by salting or smoking it.
Later, buildings called ice houses or ice pits were built upon the idea of the Yakhchal. Such ice houses were very common by the 1800s. At the end of the 19th century, many people kept their food fresh in iceboxes made of wood.
By the 1930s, many people were using electric refrigerators to keep food fresh.
A.They would also dry many foods, including grains. |
B.These containers held large blocks of ice to keep food cool. |
C.No one knows for sure how people first learned to store food. |
D.After all, kids today are used to grabbing a snack from the fridge after school. |
E.Since then, growth in technology has led these machines to become more advanced. |
F.With no means to store food, ancient people often went hungry or even died. |
G.Actually, people found different ways to keep their food fresh thousands of years ago. |