Question

3. What were the commodities traded during those times? What were the dangers faced by the ships?
(Act 1 Scene 1)
(Merchant of Venice) ​

Answer 1

The Merchant of Venice

Explanation:

• The Merchant of Venice set in Italy in the sixteenth century.
• During the 16th century, Europeans had established trade links with the East via overland routes.
• Spices including pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and mace, and cotton cloth and silk were brought from the Far East and India and transshipped to Europe by the Italian merchants of Venice.
• Voyages were dangerous during the 16th century as ships made of wood.
• Ships have to face dangerous weather, rough seas and storms.

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