Trade between India and Europe had begun long before the rise of the Roman Empire, but it extended during the first century when sailors figured out patterns of monsoon winds. Commerce between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean was widespread and often lucrative. It resulted in the organization of quite a few small trading settlements along the Indian coast. Rome imported ivory, indigo, textiles, precious stones, and pepper from India and silk from China. The Romans occasionally paid cash for these items but also exported silver, wine, perfume, slaves, and glass and cloth from Egypt.
On the opposite end, British colonialism required massive military budgets to protect the people of India, placing quite a burden on the British people. British military abuses towards the Indian people often caught the public eye and furthered India’s resentment against their mother country. Mutiny among Indian recruits was also a constant struggle for the British. British colonization had a very positive effect on India. In the 17th century, the British East India Company received trading rights from the Mughal Empire.
While the basic purpose of the Silk Road remained mostly the same, its’ goods and destinations went through many changes. The road started as a small transport route for Eurasian merchants, but later turned into an important economical and cultural necessity. Once Asian products, like spices and fabrics, were used by Europeans, they became dependent on them. This also occurred in Asia, and it began to shape both cultures. Also, due to the large amount of political changes that occurred during this expanse of time, the Silk Road also traveled through the new countries that began when the Roman Empire collapsed.
The year 1492 was a major turning point in history for many different reasons. After 1492, people and civilizations of long separated regions had started to gain their connections. Many trades had began and gave different countries the opportunity to get different things. The voyage of Columbus in 1492 helped create our world today. In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail to go to east India to find gold, instead of getting to east India, he landed in the Bahamas.
From the beginning, the Silk Roads were used to transfer goods to and from Europe and Asia. Asia’s economy had always relied on the money from the Silk Road Trade. Europe’s economic status remained fueled by Asian trade. In the beginning, the Silk Road was small but overtime grew to be a necessity. Overall, many things changed along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E, but one thing remained constant: the purpose of the Silk Road.
Gilead’s comparative study with Combivir, which currently holds the highest market share in Europe would be indicative of its superiority. Physicians would also be interested in clinical data indicative of better efficacy. Truvada not only demonstrated greater virological response but a better tolerance for the drug combination and better compliance to the treatment regimen. These are properties physicians would consider carefully given the chances of the virus developing resistance to a drug due to non-compliance by the patient. High level of adherence to the treatment regimen is a major requirement for the disease The FDA approval and uptake in the US market could also be used to promote Truvada.
CCOT Essay Islam was started in 600 AD and has left a lasting impact on South Asia, during the time period of 1000 to 1750 C.E. The impact of Islam on South Asia created continuities because of economics, but more changes because of the cultural and political aspects. Islam impacted South Asia greatly with its economic continuities between the time periods of 1000 to 1750. In 1000, South Asia was a huge center of trade, exporting cotton, sugar cane, and spices, all in high demand. This occurred because of its geographical location, pitted in between Europe and Asia, who both had large economies based on trade.
These different empires that were being built at the time created fluctuations in trade. The Silk Road changed from being on a small scale to expanding throughout Eurasia; then little interaction occurring between Asia and Europe. More trade in the Ming Dynasty followed after and then the Indian Ocean Trade becoming an alternative way of trade to the Silk Road. During these changes, there were also continuities that always happened no matter how much the Silk Road had changed. The change in trade patterns was caused by the strength of the different empires along the Silk Road.
During the late 1800’s Britain was taking notice in three major interests in Africa that they wanted to take over for their own colonization and also for trade routes and for scrambles they could use during wars against the other countries. After the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 that Britain began to take notice of different point of the continent especially Egypt. After the Canal was built the British found out that the Canal was a faster route to India, which could increase trade and increase the countries economy. The only problem was that the Canal was built by the French and at this time the French and the British weren’t so friendly with each other. While stocks were selling the British the Canal quietly bought a majority of
The Internet most particularly makes it possible to quickly transmit large amounts of data to countries such as India where the information can be processed and returned. Countries like the U.S. have costly medical care facilities thereby prompting people to consider cheaper alternatives. A heart surgery in India is cheaper and affordable compared to that of U.S. b) Is the globalization of health care good or bad for patients? The outsourcing of medical procedures to nations where medical professionals are paid lower could clearly benefits consumers. However, the treatment standards in countries such as India may not be up to the standards found in the United States, and that the process takes some control out of the hands of the consumers.