Global trade is a concept nearly as old as civilization itself. Ancient China utilized trade networks as a means of learning about other cultures, adopting and sharing new ideas, and promoting friendly tributary relations with their neighbors. The Han Dynasty, however, would push trade to its limits, eventually exchanging goods from as far away as western Europe.
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08/17/20 • 8 min
A History of Japan - East Asian Trade
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Trade in the ancient world is an endlessly fascinating subject and every time I look into it, I learn something new. We often think of international trade as being a modern creation, but humanity has been trading for literally thousands of years. Likewise the entanglement of politics in commerce is also not a new innovation.
The Zhou Dynasty Period was a time of incredible technological advancement, something which in many ways was only amplified by the Warring
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