This section was mainly about the trade throughout the Indian Ocean. It was interrupted by Europeans however, this interruption helped Europeans create new connections with Asian countries. With this being said, there was still a lot trade going on. The trade had a lot to do with spices but also silver. During this time, Spanish American had 85% of the silver. Once silver became popular the trade network for it flourished. It was originally found in Bolivia and Japan and then traded all over the Indian Ocean because of the high demand for it. There was such a high demand for it because Europeans wanted the goods that the people in the middle east produced. However, the problem was that the Arabs did not like what the Europeans had to trade. Therefore, the only way the would trade with the Europeans is if they pain in gold or silver.
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Along with this trade, I also thought it was interesting how it stated women were trade merchants during this time? I thought women had no rights in any countries? So how and specifically why did this occur?
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