POLS 262 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sub-Saharan Africa
21 Jan 2017
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Regions of the world economy (prior to european contact with americans/establishment of worldwide political economy): Economic activity was on a local level through agricultural production. Intercontinental trade routes to move luxury goods had been established for thousands of years (from china to western europe). Different civilizations had very different civilizations with distinct political economies. The middle east: the gateway between the mediterranean/european and eastern worlds. Rivalry between europe and middle east was balanced by alliances/economic ties. Mamlukes, followed by ottomans, had a thriving trading economy. Had built a structured/prosperous trading relationship with the venetians, as they blocked off. European entry in order to control their access to the indian/chinese resources via the. Arab traders pursued economic activity along the coast of eastern africa, west coast of. China: produced products that were desired by the elite of other regions. Contained the world"s largest cities, advanced technology, and impressive military forces.
