Chapter 16

Travelling to Asia

Portugal

Agressive

Pirate behaviour

Religious

Crusade flag

Slaves

Kongos Kingdom

West Africa

Sugar plantations in America

Security

Money for safety

Dutch

Business structures

Trade

Monopoly

Entrepreneurs

Business understanding

Dutch East Indias company

Stockholder's system

Little risk in case of pirates or sinking

Small but gradual profits

Mantained with war

Portuguese

Mughal

Muslims

Mughal was the emperor

90 % agriculture

Trade tradition inforced

Taxes in silver

Hindus

Become local controlers

Ming

Emperor

Confuccionism

Huge bureaucracy

Costs

Preparation

idea of being the best

tributes

Trade suspicious

Not prepared