how did the european powers carry on eastern trade
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For hundreds of years, European traders  carried on a busy trade with traders from Asia. The goods the Europeans wanted most were gold, jewels, silk, perfumes, and especially spices. In the time before refrigeration, Europeans prized the spices that could make food taste better and cover up the taste of spoiling meat. Pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg were the favorite spices of Europeans.
Traveling all the way to Asia was too difficult for most European traders.
Instead, they traveled only part way, to the cities in North Africa and
Southwest Asia. The Europeans called this area the Middle East. The larger Middle East cities were Alexandria, Constantinople, Damascus, and Baghdad.
Alexandria, Constantinople, and Damascus could be reached directly from the Mediterranean Sea. This area of the world is often called the crossroads between Europe and Asia. At the crossroads, European traders would exchange their goods from Europe with the goods of traders from Asia.
European traders charged the highest prices they could get for their goods.
The two Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa  became very wealthy from
trade with Asia.
In 1453, trade with Asia suddenly stopped. The Turks, a people from the Ottoman Empire, captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East.This closed the trade routes between Europe and Asia. This change also motivated Europeans to find an all-water route to Asia.
Traveling all the way to Asia was too difficult for most European traders.
Instead, they traveled only part way, to the cities in North Africa and
Southwest Asia. The Europeans called this area the Middle East. The larger Middle East cities were Alexandria, Constantinople, Damascus, and Baghdad.
Alexandria, Constantinople, and Damascus could be reached directly from the Mediterranean Sea. This area of the world is often called the crossroads between Europe and Asia. At the crossroads, European traders would exchange their goods from Europe with the goods of traders from Asia.
European traders charged the highest prices they could get for their goods.
The two Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa  became very wealthy from
trade with Asia.
In 1453, trade with Asia suddenly stopped. The Turks, a people from the Ottoman Empire, captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East.This closed the trade routes between Europe and Asia. This change also motivated Europeans to find an all-water route to Asia.
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