Question

1) Trade with the Far East in the 15 th century was controlled by __________________ traders who would only sell their Asian _________________________________________________________________________________________ only to European traders from the city states of __________________ and __________________.

Answer 1

1. Muslim Traders

2. spices, silks, jewels, and porcelains

3. Venice and Genoa

Step-by-step explanation:

At the peak of far east trade in the early 15th century, Zheng He, a Muslim eunuch, along with other muslims, sails far and wide with a fleet of large junks, around the period of 1405 and 1433.

Common trading goods at the time are porcelain, lacquer, silks, items of gold and silver, and medicinal preparations. While also trading herbs, spices, ivory, rhinoceros horn, rare varieties of wood, jewels, cotton and ingredients for making dyes to European traders.

Hence, Trade with the Far East in the 15th century was controlled by MUSLIM traders who would only sell their Asian SPICES, SILKS and PORCELAINS only to European traders from the city states of VENICE and GENOA.