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They were not - Assyria gained an empire by conquest, the Carthaginian empire was a trading one.
The Mali Empire and the Ghana Empire were the two West African empires that became wealthy from trading salt and gold. The Ghana Empire lasted from c. 400 to c. 1200.
They each wanted to form an empire. They were expanding Fascist empires. They were imperialistic
They each wanted to form an empire. They were expanding Fascist empires. They were imperialistic
Progressively to back up their expanding trading empire in the Western Mediterranean.
Just keep expanding your empire, the more land the resources are available to you
Europeans wanted to be able to conquer new land and extend their empire just like other empires were expanding.
Empires traded with each other because trade created prosperity through stimulating production for trade and through the profits made through trade.
Spain was no more or less justified in their foreign conquests than the numerous other peoples who have conquered and expanded their empires. During the period of primary Spanish conquest (1500s-1600s), there were numerous other empires around world that were expanding, like the Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, Mughal Empire, the Portuguese Empire, the Songhai Empire, and the Japanese Shogunate.
Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.Three empires immediately come to mind: the Roman empire, the Parthian/Persian empire and the Chinese empire.
Trading-post empires are those empires in the earlier centuries (13-15th) which traded vast goods and set up trading posts. Trading posts were built by European traders along the coasts of Africa and Asia as a base for trade with the interior. Trading posts (or 'Factories') were islands of European law and sovereignty, but European authority seldom extended very fat beyond the fortified post.
The Gupta empire traded with other Indian empires and even Roman empires.