Learning Objectives Recognize the antiquity of human travel over vast distances on both sea and land. Understand how these journeys have evolved from trips which were difficult and often dangerous to mass travel for millions today. Learn about some of the great travelers in history who wrote astonishing accounts of exotic places they had visited. Discover the many similarities in travel motivations, economic conditions, political situations, attractions, and tourist facilities during the time of the Roman Empire and that of today.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Great Pyramids of Egypt (including Sphinx) Hanging Gardens of Babylon Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus Statue of Zeus at Olympia Collosus of Rhodes in the Harbor at Rhodes Great Lighthouse (Pharos) in Alexandria, Egypt Temple Artemis at Ephesus The Great Pyramids of Egypt are the sole remaining wonder.

New Wonders of the World the Great Wall of China the ancient city of Petra in Jordan the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro Machu Picchu in Peru the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico The Colosseum in Rome India’s Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal.

Historic Transportation Stagecoach Travel Water Travel Rail Travel Automobile and Motor coach Travel Air Travel © John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2009