Table of Contents
- 1 What were Europeans interested in trading in Asia?
- 2 What were three products Europeans were eager to obtain from Asia?
- 3 What caused the Europeans to become interested in Asia?
- 4 What did Asia have that Europe wanted?
- 5 What two main reasons kept China from becoming highly industrialized?
- 6 What was the most important trade good in Southeast Asia?
What were Europeans interested in trading in Asia?
Over time these European trading companies developed into colonial empires. The East India companies of Europe came seeking the exotic products of Asia: silks, cottons, and precious commodities such as spices and aromatic products.
What were three products Europeans were eager to obtain from Asia?
During the Middle Ages, Europeans began to buy silks, spices, and other luxury goods from Asia. Spices, such as pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg were in great demand. Europeans used spices to preserve and flavor food, and for perfumes, cosmetics, and medicine. A network of merchants controlled trade from Asia to Europe.
What did Asia have that Europe wanted to buy answers?
Spices from Asia, such as pepper and cinnamon, were very important to the Europeans, but other items Europeans coveted included silk and tea from China, as well as Chinese porcelains. Spices were one of the first commodities that Europeans wanted to get from Asia in large quantities.
What caused the Europeans to become interested in Asia?
When the Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople, trade was disrupted. This led European traders to seek a new way to trade with the Asian countries. Other routes, including those by water, were explored. This desire for new trade routes led Christopher Columbus to seek a route to Asia across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
What did Asia have that Europe wanted?
How did Europeans first trade with Asia?
During the period 1500-1800 Asian commodities flooded into the West. As well as spices and tea, they included silks, cottons, porcelains and other luxury goods. Since few European products could be successfully sold in bulk in Asian markets, these imports were paid for with silver.
What two main reasons kept China from becoming highly industrialized?
What two main reasons kept China from becoming highly industrialized? The idea of commerce offended Confucian belief, and taxes on manufactured goods were high.
What was the most important trade good in Southeast Asia?
Rice was the most important product for both intra-Asian trade and intra-Southeast Asian trade.