Question

How is trading in the 1400s different from how people trade in modern times?

Answer 1

Back then they traded lets say bread for a pair of shoes. As well as there being more contact. 
now a days usually you trade in money for something or you trade via airplanes and boats..
hope that helped.

Answer 2

There are many differences betweeen how people traded in the 1400s and how people trade nowadays. One aspect in which this differs is the trade routes that people follow. In the past, these routes were few and far in between, and they were usually stable through the years. Nowadays, trade is conducted in hundreds of different combinations all over the world.