Italy as a united country has never controlled trade with Arabs. The city-state of Venice controlled the spice trade along with the Arabs in 1500s and 1600s, but most other forms of trade in Italy were dispersed throughout different provinces at different time periods.
European manufactured goods were generally of lower quality than Chinese goods.
A variety of goods that were not produced locally would be available. Merchants would travel long distances to attend trade fairs in different towns. At the trade fairs, merchants would sell goods such as spices and silk that were not locally produced.
The three way trade New England merchants established with the Caribbean colonies in order to acquire British goods is an example of triangular trade. The rise of trade in New England led to the rise of cities along the coast.Ê
The merchants constantly traveled to new areas and they then exported to russia many items and goods
Depending on the period of history you are talking about it may vary. From about 1000 to about 1500 control of trade between the Eastern Medniterranean (mainly Constantinople) was under the control of Italian merchants. Italy was not a unified nation but consisted of a collection of city states such as Milan, Genoa and Venice. Each had some control of the trade goods entering Europe, especially over spices which the Europeans had discovered during the Crusades (1095-1292).
Italian merchants were known for trading a variety of goods, including spices from the East, silk fabrics, and precious metals. They also traded in luxury items such as art, glassware, and ceramics, contributing to the prosperity of Italian city-states during the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
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the foreign merchants brang new idea's and beliefs,along with trade goods.
Mayan merchants traveled widly to trade goods in low and high lands
because the merchants where exchanging goods for money
Italian murchants made huge profits by trading Asian goods. Italians used military strength to control the trade on the mediterranean and didn't allow other Europeans to take part in it. Merchants and other Europeans envied the profits made by Italian merchants, and found new routs to Asia. Sources: Creating America book and My Great Brain ;)
Sumerian merchants are people (in or from Sumer (soo-mur) that sell, buy, and trade goods. They traded good to get what they needed.
The Muslim merchants experimented with trade and manufactured goods that only had high values.
because the merchants where exchanging goods for money
because the merchants where exchanging goods for money
European manufactured goods were generally of lower quality than Chinese goods.