HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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What restricted trade to the west?
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Mountains
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Water
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Local rulers
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No customers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Emperor Taizu (1368–1398), imposed a ban on maritime trade starting around 1371 [Appendix A.
Detailed explanation-3: -China exported tea, silk, porcelain, ornate bronze mirrors, lacquerware, medicines, and paper.
Detailed explanation-4: -Western trade with China dates back to the 1500s, when Dutch and Portuguese traders began to import Chinese goods including silk, spices, porcelain, painting, and fine furniture. But it was the consumption of tea in Europe that created a booming commercial market between China and the West.
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