Vasco De Gama reached India in 1498. This was the beginning of the European infiltration of Indian Ocean trade, bringing about many changes. The Portuguese took over more trade and established ports like Goa in India. Then Britain too dominated trade in conjunction with joint stock companies like the Dutch East India Company. The Chinese traded silks, porcelain and other luxury goods with Europe and Arabia, even as the Ming set rules up for when, where and who could trade at specific spots.
Western Europe, Africa and the Americas underwent major changes due to the contact with the Atlantic world. These changes occurred from 1492 until 1750 and affected these areas socially and economically. New products and ideas were introduced into the world of trade. Lasting connections would also be made during this period. Western Europe experienced the largest amount of changes because the main countries that were becoming involved in international trade were located here.
Trade in the Indian Ocean was affected by different changes of many political powers and it was the main factor of spreading of religion, and linking cultures. Then Indian Ocean trade route kept transporting the same goods, but the way these goods were transported from place to place changed as technology advanced. The trade route in the Indian Ocean stayed the same by trading the same goods as they did in the beginning, such as ivory, wood and exotic animals from India from Africa in early trade and also traded spices with India such as: pepper, cinnamon, and ginger. Also, this route stayed the same culturally by having the same continuous spread of religious ideas like Muslim merchants who held the religion together by sharing a common belief and language. The political aspect of The Indian Ocean trade route stayed the same by evolving and successfully growing under the rule of strong empires.
In 200 B.C.E. is when the Han Dynasty first established Silk Roads and since the beginning of the establishment, all the way through 1450 C.E., Silk Roads were deeply an important change that happened to connect China in the east to the empires of the west. Although over tim different products and goods were changed including trading partners, the exchange of innovations and culture which led to cultural diffusion, became a continuity as well. Roughly around 200 B.C.E, the Silk Roads came into use. By that time, they linked the Roman Empire to the Han Dynasty.
The need to raise, transport, and supply the large armies led to a flourishing of trade throughout Europe. Many roads had been largely unused since the days of Rome, but the Crusades increased the traffic of merchans significantly as they began to expand their horizons. This was a direct result from not only the Crusades preparing Europe for travel, but also the want to travel after being reacquanted with the Middle East. These new trade routes brought many foreign products that were previously unidentified or extremely rare and expensive, such as a variety of spices, ivory, jade, diamonds, glass manufacturing techniques, early forms of gun powder, oranges, and apples. This need also brought up the need to maintain control of the Black Sea,
Some of the features that stayed the same are the routes, goods, greed and the monsoon winds. The routes branched from China through India and the rest of the Middle East on through Europe. At first, all the travel was done on the Silk Road with horses. Some of the goods that they transported are silk, pottery, tea, spices, medicines, etc. As their greed grew, the technology also grew.
The Indian Ocean was a very prominent ocean for commerce and trade from the time 650 CE to 1750 CE. It provided major sea routes connecting East Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. With the connection between different regions that the Indian Ocean provides, commerce and trade have been changed many times throughout those years. However, although many changes have occurred, some elements of commerce and trade have stayed the same. From the year 650 CE to 1750 CE it has gradually become easier and easier for goods to be exchanged through different sea routes.
Europe gained many territories due to the advancements in technology. The four main causes of New Age Imperialism were political, economic, religious/humanitarian interests and also social Darwinism. Although they were both forced to modernize in similar ways, they were still very different. During new age imperialism china and japan were controlled by Britain to change in order to improve the advance their ways of life. Although they were both forced to change.
As trade routes in the Indian Ocean used to import and export goods stayed the same, Indian and semi-coastal Indian cities continued attract trade throughout 650 CE and 1750 CE, but in the midst of the continuities were changes such as the increased European presence and involvement. When trade routes emerged in the medieval era, the Indian Ocean trade route became a successful and the first trade route which operated across an ocean. Between 650 C and 1750 CE seasonal monsoon winds were taken advantage of to direct ships towards the Indian Ocean basin. These winds would move in predictable patterns for sailors and merchants to plan the direction they travel in and the structure of ships to suit the wind. Monsoon winds aided sailors and merchants since travel time was shortened by sailing quickly with the wind.
COT Essay: Silk Roads 100 BCE-500CE Mankind, since its earliest days, has always coveted what his neighbor possess. Thus, trade has been a driving force in almost every sophisticated society the Earth has seen. One particularly signifigant instance of trade between civilizations is the Silk Roads, which connected China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean. Like all such trade routes, they underwent extensive change through the ages. During the period of 100 BCE-500CE, the Silk Roads went from prosperous and bustling to slightly decrepit and relativly unused, mostly because of the collapse of a number of empires which fueled its trade.