A standard trading route into Europe from the Middle East was established leading to the benefit of two cities: Venice and Constantinople. These two cities would gain much by being involved in the trade. Both cities would have a "golden age." The Europeans enjoyed the many things that came from the new trade routes including silks and spices from China and India. As new products began to emerge‚ so did a new way of purchasing
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The Role of Religion in History Like most cases in society today‚ religion plays a large part in the decisions we make and how we live our lives. Whether it be something as simple as believing in a god or any god‚ obeying the laws of god‚ or the separation between church and state‚ religion can have a positive or negative effect in our country. This is not something that only began a few years ago it has been an ongoing belief and controversial topic since ancient history. Whether it be Monotheistic
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their respect and to show the natives that their way of life was the right one. Considering the Silk Road was being controlled by the Ottoman’s‚ stabilizing other trade routes in the Indian Ocean could have been a reason. Zheng He “captured alive those of the native kings who were not respectful and exterminated those barbarian robbers who were engaged in piracy.” (Zheng He) Stabilizing these trade routes was supposed to get the natives to trust in the Chinese and in their authority. The Chinese were
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The Islamic empire were undoubtedly affected by the gradual shift towards trade routes that bypassed their lands. For the most part the effects were negative that led to a decline in wealth as well as prestige of these Islamic empires. Conversely the new trade routes did allow agriculture to benefit because there was a spread of new crops. Similarly‚ merchants in the Islamic Empire contrived new was to take advantage of the new bustling European trade. Furthermore‚ two factors were instrumental
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of foreign investment 2. Deregulation of civil aviation market 3. Strategic Decisions: Unconventional approach for a regional start up airline – chose to compete as a trunk line feeder Development of feeder routes in Western China – consistent with government plan to develop the “Silk Road” Effective acquisitions that helped them to expand faster 4. Effective utilization of capital markets (internal and external) to expand operational scale and lower operating costs 5. Culture Encompasses
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European Expansion and Colonization In the sixteenth century‚ the ability of the Europeans to be able to colonize land across the seas can be accounted to changes occurring in trade and technology. After the black plague‚ the European economy was beginning to recover and looking to expand. Technologies in sailing also saw great advancements during this time period‚ allowing the Europeans to cross the seas successfully. First of all‚ the European economy was able and moving toward expansion
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Martins Osasuwen Mr. Seiden World History 21 May 2013 Factors that Led to Expansion of Religious Communities Faiths such as Islam and Christianity arose and established over time. With the help of Silk Roads‚ merchants‚ and missionaries these religions spread to distant lands. These new beliefs systems were introduced to various places far from their origin by the help of many contributing factors. These religions became principal world religions rapidly after they spread. Explicitly
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cultivating pepper. Among spices that were brought to Calicut and traded with other countries were cloves from the island of Melqua and true cinnamon from Çillion. In addition to their natural resources‚ the people of Calicut created and sold silk. Once the silk was acquired from the silkworm‚ it was boiled‚ dyed‚ then weaved into kerchiefs. Not only was Calicut admired for their resources‚ but Calicut established trade regulations among foreign countries that was both respected and appreciated. For
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spices‚ metals‚ or even ideas/knowledge of the religion they believed in. Trade was the base of every empire due to the importance of having the constant flow of raw materials or any other things coming in‚ with the Silk Road being one of the most important trade routes. With the Silk Road: silk‚ spices‚ raw materials‚ paper‚ and metals were being traded from China to Europe and even to Africa. Trade and conquering other lands is what helped the Roman Empire
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remained a major participator in these trades. However‚ the dominating groups that had the most control over the area changed several times along with the culture of the area. Following the decline of the Mongol Empire‚ the overland trade route on the Silk Road was becoming an out-dated method of trade. With the advancement of technologies across the world a more expedient method of trade became even more necessary. Nations turned toward maritime trade to feel this need. The Indian Ocean served
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