Closing the Silk Road and Discovery the New World
Words: 2986 Pages: 10 2213Eventually, the Ottomans boycotted trade with China and subsequently closed the silk road. I wish to investigate whether this closing of the Silk Road for trade with Asia forced the hands of European nations to look for alternative means of transporting goods. Simply accepting that trade with Asia would not be possible would have caused irreparable effects on the economic stability of numerous European nations. To enrich this essay, I will use a wide range of sources to provide detail […]