Sea and civilization. World history in the light of the development of navigation

Before the invention of a steam locomotive - that is, until the 19th century - culture, trade, epidemics and wars spread faster by sea than by land.
And if we put our relations with the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and canals in the center of the historical concept, we will see that a significant part of the history of mankind depended on whether the peoples had access to shipping waters.
The transfer of accent from sushi at sea allows you to take a fresh look at many trends and principles of universal development. And the author of the book decided to describe marine history on the example of different regions, sequentially showing the process, as a result of which different areas of the world were interconnected. Thanks to this, it becomes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be connected to the sea. After all, the conquest of the water element - for the sake of trade, war, the development of space or the resettlement of peoples - has always been the driving force of world history