Dutch ships and traders succeeded as world traders in the 1600s due to their advanced shipbuilding technology, which produced faster and more maneuverable vessels like the fluyt. The establishment of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) allowed for organized and state-backed maritime trade, providing capital and resources for extensive trading networks. Additionally, their strategic focus on spices and other lucrative goods, along with effective navigation and trade routes, positioned them favorably against competitors like Spain and Portugal. The Dutch also leveraged financial innovations, such as stock exchanges and joint-stock companies, to fund their expansive trade endeavors.
The New World was discovered by ships. Traders were looking for an easier route to the east indies.
The cause of the Dutch becoming wealthy from trade and banking included their ability to build ships cheaply which allowed them to establish colonies around the world.
The Dutch West India company. They had sent merchants and traders to the New World to trade and get more fur and make the colony (New Jersey) a success.
Worshipful Company of World Traders was created in 1993.
Kublai Khan
traders from all over the world came to seek their fortunes.
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They had a huge Empire across the world. It included ports between Indonesia and Aruba and many other places.
Phoenicians
There are about 30,152 registered Forex traders in the world but if you want to include non registered too it would be over 96,000.
Two natural gifts that made the Phoenicians the first great sea traders of the world were their access to vast reserves of timber and their geographical location along the Mediterranean coast. The abundance of timber provided them with the necessary resources to build strong and reliable ships, while their coastal position placed them in a strategic location for trade routes and connections to other civilizations.
coffee. They quickly became the primary growers of this plant for the world, effectively lowering costs and making Arabia keep up.