The Estonian Maritime Museum provides a detailed overview of nation's seafaring past. There is considerable knowledge regarding shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient Mediterranean. Phoenician sailors made major advances in seafaring and exploration. The kingdom prospered by sea trade with seafaring kingdoms. In antiquity, its kingdoms were known as seafaring nations. It reinforces a sense of being islanders with a proud seafaring past. Typically, an immram is a tale that describes the hero's series of seafaring adventures. Their primary trade characteristic was seafaring, unusual for the Israelite tribes. The Norse were born into a seafaring culture. Farmers prospered from mainly cash crops needed to support the urban and seafaring population. Southeast Bengal is noted for its thalassocratic and seafaring heritage. The Phoenicians were equally reputed for their seafaring skills. The port city had a long history of musical interaction with seafaring players. The development of long range seafaring had an influence upon the entire Mediterranean. Trading rivalries among the seafaring European powers brought other European powers to India.