Chapter 15: Early Modern commerce in products
The world of trade back in the 1450's to 1750's was brutial. From countries trading food, spices and even slaves, it seemed to me that times were definately changing.
This huge significance of slaves being traded between countries was a ginormous turning point for the growing European empires in the Western Hemisphere. Since they had just recovered from the Black Death sweeping through, they were looking for a way to grow even more as a country. Trading with Asia was key for the Europeans, as well as trying to gain commercial connections with them.
In the Indian Ocean, the portuguesse had created a trading post empire. Meaning that they wanted to control the commerce, not the population or territories. The portuguesse were high in trading spices but eventually got taken over by Spain.
Commerce = Trade at a larger scale
To me I see as all these trades between countries was a great way to expand the knowledge of different empires and how they are. The bad part to me was the slave trades and how upsetting it was to know that slaves were being mistreated through their long trips over sees to other lands.
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