United States Depended in Several Essay

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For example, the Chinese had no need for European foodstuffs but they did want European silver ("Early Global Commodities" 2010). Trade between China and Europe was not as robust as it was between the Arab world and Europe because of the lack of demand in China for European products other than silver. As a result, a diffusion of culture from China to Europe did not take place as did the diffusion of culture from Arabia and medieval Muslim societies to Europe.

Moreover, much European silver came from the territories conquered in the New World. In addition to plundering South America for silver, European societies also imported South American foods such as tomato, chili, chocolate, and sugar. These commodities eventually transformed the European diet ("Food, Demographics, and Culture" 2010).

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Thus, economic imperatives cause the development and diffusion of ancient South American societies. On the other hand, Yellow River Valley culture in ancient China did not experience much cultural diffusion due to its relative geographic isolation and its "limited contact with others," ("River Valley Civilizations" n.d.). It is the Yellow River Valley's lack of cultural diffusion to South America that proves the rule: economic incentives motivate cultural diffusion. When there is no economic incentive as there was not in either China or South America, there is a lack of cultural diffusion. Compared to the way ancient Mesopotamia initiated global trade or the way the Venetian empire did, it is apparent how much economic and trade motives spark diffusion and development......

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