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Between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley in Pakistan around 3000 BC, materials such as spices, metals, and cloth were traded between these countries.
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On his return to Han China, his most important achievement was to demonstrate the possibility of safe travel far to the west. This gave the east confidence to travel to the west for trade.
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In 1492 a Spanish expedition commanded by Christopher Columbus arrived in America.
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The trade of gold and silver and horses
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On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbour at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.
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Cobden-Chevalier Treaty was put in place in 1860 between Britain and France, which led to successive agreements between other countries in Europe
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One of the only universal things agreed upon, these crates have allowed for greater, more efficient, safer transport of goods.
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This was the start to one of the world's largest global traders to this date.
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This revolutionized the way people approached trading; it was the first major, non-government-controlled currency used for free trade.