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Topic: Trade

The Panama Canal officially opens
August 15, 1914November 11, 2020

The Panama Canal officially opens

France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The United States took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal on August 15, 1914.

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Macau enters its golden age of trade
September 26, 1580November 4, 2020

Macau enters its golden age of trade

Macau’s golden age coincided with the union of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns, between 1580 and 1640. King Philip II of Spain was encouraged to not harm the status quo, to allow trade to continue between Portuguese Macau and Spanish Manila, and to not interfere with Portuguese trade with China.

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The Hanseatic League is formed, marking a new period of trade and economic development in Europe
September 27, 1158November 11, 2020

The Hanseatic League is formed, marking a new period of trade and economic development in Europe

The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.

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Arab traders begin trading coco de mer nuts from Seychelles
July 10, 1100November 11, 2020

Arab traders begin trading coco de mer nuts from Seychelles

Arabs were trading the highly valued coco de mer nuts, found only in Seychelles, long before European discovery of the islands. This suggests they were among the first humans to visit the island.

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Merchant guilds begin to form across Europe
June 27, 1075November 11, 2020

Merchant guilds begin to form across Europe

The earliest types of guild formed as a confraternities of tradesmen. They were organized in a manner something between a professional association, a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society.

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Macau becomes important part of trade route between Ghangzhou and Southeast Asia
December 25, 1002November 4, 2020

Macau becomes important part of trade route between Ghangzhou and Southeast Asia

Since the 5th century, merchant ships travelling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used the region as a port for refuge, fresh water, and food.

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Coastal cities on Borneo establish trading posts with outside world
November 7, 1002November 11, 2020

Coastal cities on Borneo establish trading posts with outside world

According to ancient Chinese (977),[37]:129 Indian and Japanese manuscripts, western coastal cities of Borneo had become trading ports by the first millennium AD.

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The Silk Road is formally established – connecting China, the Middle East, and other ancient civilizations
September 26, 1002November 11, 2020

The Silk Road is formally established – connecting China, the Middle East, and other ancient civilizations

The network was used regularly from 130 BCE, when the Han Dynasty of China officially opened trade with the west, to 1453 CE, when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.

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