to what extent did europeans transform earlier patterns of commerce in the eastern hemisphere and in what ways did they assimilate into those older patterns

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Europeans for the first time operated on a global scale, forging new trade networks across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They also facilitated the full integration of fur-supplying regions into wider trade networks. But in other ways, the Europeans assimilated older patterns, as in the Indian Ocean, where they sought to dominate previously established trade routes, and they continued to trade many of the same products.

The extent the Europeans transformed patterns of commerce in the Eastern hemisphere was:

  • By creating new trade networks

They assimilated into those older patterns by:

  • Dominating the old trade routes

The Europeans took charge of the trade networks in the Eastern hemisphere as they used their superior equipment to chart a new trade route which enabled them to have an advantage over others.

However, they did not totally neglect the older trading routes as they also tried to dominate them with their goods and also because of their purchasing power.

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