It effected Asia when the trade between Asia and Europe grew!
Asia and Europe was the trade.
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Trade between Asia and Europe increased.Italian merchants organized much of his trade.
Trade between Asia and Europe increased.Italian merchants organized much of his trade.
Asia gave Europe silk and paper. Europe gave Asia tea
Being located between Europe and Asia allowed it to control trade between the continents.
East Asia had resources that Europe did not, such as certain spices or silk.
It was a trade center conveniently located between Asia and Europe.
It was on a major trade route between Europe and Asia.
Trade routes to Europe and Asia were opened and maintained.
There were some historical periods when it was really not that easy for Europeans to trade with Asia, but it was at least possible to do so, because of trade routes which went from Asia, through Afghanistan, to Europe. Europe and Asia form a single land mass, sometimes called Eurasia, so no shipping is actually required to travel from Asia to Europe.