the europeans just wanted for some booty literally
They were looking to establish their own trade empires in the east.
Phoenicians continued trading even when they were not independent.
Trading empires refer to powerful nations or states that establish extensive networks for the exchange of goods, often across vast distances and diverse cultures. These empires typically control significant trade routes, ports, and markets, enabling them to dominate commerce and accumulate wealth. Historically, trading empires like the British, Dutch, and Ottoman empires played crucial roles in the spread of goods, ideas, and cultural exchanges, significantly impacting global economies and societies.
By the empires and trading.
The East India Company established a trading post on modern Singapore in 1819, but local empires were established in the areas as far back as the 2nd century CE.
They were useful sources of gold & spices and a medium for trading. (i.e. They could utilize them as middlemen) Also, there were slaves they could obtain through these nations.
The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
Through slave traders who brought slaves through the Sahara desert to the Mediterranean Sea.
Through slave traders who brought slaves through the Sahara desert to the Mediterranean Sea.
it was in 1111.
trading
It was exloited