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Why did Western European countries in the 15th century feel they needed to develop new trade routes?
The Ottoman Empire and Venice controlled existing trade routes to Asia and made European merchants pay taxes.
Which African civilizations before European enslavers arrived in the 1400s?
they controlled the salt and gold trade
In 1914 which European powers did the US trade with?
any country that could pay
How did the spread of the Ottoman Empire affect European trade?
Europeans had to find new trade routes to the East because the Ottoman Empire controlled and taxed existing routes.
Early leader in European-Asian trade?
The early leader in European-Asian trade was the country of Portugal. They were the first to reach India, Indonesia and China and bring home their riches.
Which western European country controlled the west African trade?
Portugal!
Controlled trade with China and the East Indies.?
Portugal
Who controlled trade with China and the East Indies.?
Portugal
What European country dominated the spice trade from the East Indies?
Portugal did until other countries (The Netherlands) caught up.
Country that controlled the trade route around Africa to the indies?
No single country controlled it but the Portuguese were the first to make it around the Africa. So they had "control" for a while but the Dutch, British, and Spanish all Tried to get into it with the Dutch being the most successful.
Which European country controlled the slave trade to North America?
no European countries controlled the slave trade only the southern states of America did Europe only off loaded cotton from the confederate states and epty ships picked slaves up from west Africa bought from other black africans
Who were the European nations that first controlled the African slave trade?
ENGLAND
What is the country that controlled the fur trade?
france
What country was not engaged in trade in the east indies during the 18Th century?
Germany
Which European country was the first to establish a successful trade in luxury items?
Spain was the first European country to establish a successful trade in luxury items.
Did the extensive lands that were controlled by Muslims hinder European trade routes to Asia?
yes
How much of European sea-going trade was controlled by the Italian city- states?
it qa
