Chapter 7

The overall view of this chapter was very intriguing to me in that the practice of trade influenced many civilizations in different ways. Trade not only brought goods to these different civilizations, but it brought different values, cultures, and technological ideas to the societies receiving the goods. Trade influenced many civilians to change certain practices in their lives. It was also interesting to learn how trade brought diseases that greatly affected other civilizations. With trade, some civilizations had great technology that promoted commercial growth and influenced other civilizations to advance their technology. Trade also brought connections, which reminds me of today's society. America along with other countries are connected through networking and trade. Because of trade, different societies have to maintain peace with other societies in order to stay in contact and receive the goods. Therefore, trade plays a major role in politics. Foreign trade is one of the main issues in politics today. I find it very interesting that trade was a major turning point way back in history, and trade is still a very important resource in today's world.