How long ago did trade between china and the mediteranean region begin

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

Historians have recently discovered a historical journal published in the early twentieth century. the journal contains facts based on original sources about the downfall of the early byzantium empire. historians consider this long-lost journal to be a breakthrough in their understanding of the byzantium empire. based on this information, the journal is a source.

The northwest ordinance guaranteed three rights for the settlers of the northwest territory. what were they?