Because world trade has made a huge impact on the world, I think it is important to note the commerce and consequences it has caused.  For one, this is what created the Atlantic economy which consisted of sugar and slaves. One of the most important consequences of commerce is the lack of equality and the separation of classes. For example, when people were sold as slaves, they were degraded as being a part of a society. They were treated like objects and were not given its true value. This also made it unfair for those in the lower class who could not afford such means. The separation of classes really impacted who could afford what and what good people could trade.

If we notice the way that Mongols worked along missionaries, we can notice the pattern as to where the domains began. It’s important to see their accomplishments as they were mostly in Persia and eventually moved farther east. I thought that it was important that the Mongols always favored trade. Because they were nomads they recognized the importance of helping them prosper as a society. Another cool fact that I thought was interesting was the Confucian Chinese were not as favorable towards merchants and commerce. For example, they did not want to produce as many goods as others, but did participate in the trading. I thought it was so interesting how trade was one of the influences of building roads through cities to help promote trade. Many of these roads were later used to move civilizations that later conquered other. I know that trade is a good thing, but in many ways, it really separated its people into lower class status. Ryan Smithjjjf

Ryan Smithjjjf