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> to goods like tea and coffee coffee and tea came to Europe through Ottoman Empire. > other new goods coming across the silk road Marco Polo went through t
by peoplefromibiza 3y ago
> to goods like tea and coffee
coffee and tea came to Europe through Ottoman Empire.
> other new goods coming across the silk road
Marco Polo went through the silk road, but Italy did not invent it.
The silk road went from China to the actual Crimea.
- bakuninsbart 3y agoFor quite a while, Venice had exclusive trading rights with the ottoman empire. Even before, Italian traders were dominating trade coming into Europe.