Besides silk, the Chinese also exported (sold) teas, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices. Most of what was traded was expensive luxury goods. This was because it was a long trip and merchants didn't have a lot of room for goods. They imported, or bought, goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.
The first Global Age, also known as 'the Exploration Age', was the period between Columbus discovery of the New World (1492) and the American Revolution (1770s).<u> During this time, globalization transformed the whole world when the Commercial Revolution took place. Commercial Revolution was the European expansion of the trading business that connected and also transformed Asian, American and African nations through political, financial, cultural and economic exchanges.</u>
