History question.

[vegangurl03]

so hey guys. in history this week, we've been talking about worldwide trade in the early modern era (1450-1850) between europe, china, japan, africa, and the americas. and i was wondering - do you guys think the impact of trade was positive or negative and why? i think there are a lot of valid arguments for both sides, but i couldn't decide if it was completely positive or completely negative. what do you think??

[Jupiter]

To be honest, it could go both ways. But make sure you talk about the silk road, and maybe if you research the silk road, it'll help. I'll even put in a link.

SILK ROAD LINK :DDDDDD (http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sr/)

[cory98]

i think positive cuz it taught ppl we can work together to get what we need n it helped the economys grow n rely on the other economys thats y even today the economys rely on all the markets from around the world some more then others but it also i think made countrys get along with eachother to get the goods they need that they cant produce in there own country