what drove European involvement in Asian commerce?
What technology allowed them to dominate?Slave trade along with new relationships with silver obtained from the Spanish. the europeans encountered a net work of commerce, wealth and trade network that stretched into china. the greatest motivation was th tropical spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, all paper, Chinese silk, Indian Cottons, rhubarb, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. interest was growing beause of the recover of the european population after the black death they were learning how to tax subjects and ruled a military with substantial weapons.
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