FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Silk Road, which was slow and expensive.
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Indian Spice Trade, which was slow and expensive.
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Silk Road, an effective and easy means of travel they wanted to use as a model.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Europeans wanted the power and resulting wealth that would come from controlling trade. Finding all-water routes to Asia and its riches would allow European merchants to cut out Middle Eastern middlemen and reap all the profits of eastern trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speed of the sea transportation, the possibility to carry more goods, relative cheapness of transportation resulted in the decline of the Silk Road in the end of the 15th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Merchants on the silk road transported goods and traded at bazaars or caravanserai along the way. They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas. Use these resources to explore this ancient trade route with your students.
Detailed explanation-4: -Silk was the favorite product along the Silk Road. Chinese silk was regarded as a treasure in ancient Central Asia, West Asia, Africa, and Europe. The European market had the biggest demand for silk and Chinese silk was highly appreciated in Europe.