The Europeans planned to find different routes to Asia. The Europeans' intent to find new routes to Asia was not about price-point, but about availability. Europe did not have access to enough salt and spices to satiate their appetites and so wished to acquire more.
Goods in Transit Insurance is required to be taken out by the shipper if the goods are of a high value. Normally the goods are covered for insurance by the haulier but only for a nominal value lets say 5 USD per kilo so this is why separate insurance can be required. A lot of freight companies have goods in transit insurance specifically for certain customers who have valuable high risk products such as sports goods or alcohol.
Before the colonized time, the ingredient from Asian not directly sold to Europe. It bought by Indian / Chinese trader first, then from Indian / Chinese sold to Middle East, from Middle East to Turkey or any Europe city gate. Because of the long distribution route, the European Kingdom decide to find the origin land of the ingredients. Then come colonized time in Asia.
The Ottoman empire is not ancient, it is late medieval. And it traded with all over Asia and Europe, so there are a menagerie of goods that the Ottoman Empire imported.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
because Europe did not have all the great goods that Asia had. Like spices and silver and gold. Europe was constantly fighting wars with itself and also with the turks. They needed money so they searched Asia for gold and silver as well.
Silk and Tea.
Africa has valuable natural resources for which Europe has many uses.
The Europeans planned to find different routes to Asia. The Europeans' intent to find new routes to Asia was not about price-point, but about availability. Europe did not have access to enough salt and spices to satiate their appetites and so wished to acquire more.
So China can trade and share goods with the Middle East, Middle west, and Europe
Asian guys don't smoke. The US, Australia, and Europe smokes a lot. They influenced others to smoke too.
Because it was so valuable that the bandits can sell them for money
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They were looking for a route to Asia so the goods from China to Europe could get to Europe much faster with less loss and problems.
trade route
It's a shipping zone for oil and other goods.
It's an import and importing goods makes the good itself more valuable.