Access to Natural Resources
Many. It's abundant in silver, and copper especially, and gold
northward across the Sahara
Forbidden
China's economy thrived, as it increased it's trade and interaction with societies in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Caravan
materials native to the site must be used to your advantage
Involved in the fur trade
trade surplus
A competition between European imperial powers to control Africa
dividing voting districts to give one party an advantage
Controlling trade is a key to increasing power.
Navigation Acts.