Global Trade: Europe, the Middle East and Asia 1. Overview 2. Trading networks and state monopolies 3. Commodities and commerce 4. The impact of British trade with India 5. Review Commodities and commerce Reading Read Chapter one of the below volume. As you read, consider the following questions: What commodities were traded during this period? What commodities were desired by Western Europeans? What did they offer merchants in the East in exchange? Was the trade equal, or one-sided? How did trade networks develop over this period? Shafaat Khan, The East India Trade in the XVIIth Century: In Its Political and Economic Aspects, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1923, pp. 1-92. Were you surprised by the leading commodities traded during this period? Share your thoughts with fellow students on WEnotes below. For example: The importance of spices … Saltpetre … You must be logged in to post to WEnotes. (Visit the course feed to read comments from participants) ← Previous Next →
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Read Chapter one of the below volume. As you read, consider the following questions:
Shafaat Khan, The East India Trade in the XVIIth Century: In Its Political and Economic Aspects, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1923, pp. 1-92.
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