Tourism through the Ages

Tourism through the Ages2LEARNING OBJECTIVESRecognize 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 WORLDGreat Pyramids of Egypt (including Sphinx)Hanging Gardens of BabylonTomb of Mausolus at HalicarnassusStatue of Zeus at OlympiaCollosus of Rhodes in the Harbor at RhodesGreat Lighthouse (Pharos) in Alexandria, EgyptTemple Artemis at EphesusPhoto courtesy of PhotoDisc, Inc./Getty Images.NEW WONDERS OF THE WORLDThe Great Wall of ChinaThe ancient city of Petra in Jordan The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de JaneiroMachu Picchu in PeruThe Maya ruins of Chichen Itza in MexicoThe Colosseum in Rome India’s Taj MahalPhoto courtesy of the United Nations.HISTORIC TRANSPORTATIONStagecoach TravelWater TravelRail TravelAutomobile and Motor Coach TravelAir TravelPhoto courtesy of Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau.